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# Exam question 3 · Indian Fairy Tales, Loving Laili, part 13: Laili revives t…

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With reference to the passage, explain why the Brahman was unable to receive a clear judgment from the jackal.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Brahman · **What happens:** explain, be, receive · **To what, where:** clear judgment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1829 «Indian Fairy Tales, Loving Laili, part 13: Laili revives the wicked Raja, and the couple escape to King Dantal's palace» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1829-pg7128-part13/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1829-pg7128-part13:e3:1
# text = With reference to the passage, explain why the Brahman was unable to receive a clear judgment from the jackal.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	judgment	judgment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with reference to the passage | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Brahman |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **receive** | to-infinitive | the Brahman *not said here* | a clear judgment |  |  |  | from the jackal | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent judgment=Theme from jackal=Source |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The jackal's wits were slow, and the tale would not stay in his mind

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1829-pg7128-part13:e3:o1:1
# text = The jackal's wits were slow, and the tale would not stay in his mind
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wits	wit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the jackal's wits |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **stay** | would | the tale |  |  | tale's mind |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mind=Location |
| 3 | **mind** |  | tale |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The jackal was distracted by a buffalo at the well and forgot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1829-pg7128-part13:e3:o2:1
# text = The jackal was distracted by a buffalo at the well and forgot
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	distracted	distract	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distract** | past · passive | a buffalo | the jackal |  | the well |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **forget** | past | a buffalo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The jackal wanted to eat the tiger and the Brahman, so he refused to think about the judgment at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1829-pg7128-part13:e3:o3:1
# text = The jackal wanted to eat the tiger and the Brahman, so he refused to think about the judgment at all
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	judgment	judgment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the jackal |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the jackal *not said here* | the tiger and the Brahman |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tiger=Patient |
| 3 | **refuse** | past | jackal |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | jackal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the judgment at all | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about judgment=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The tale was told in a language the jackal did not know well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1829-pg7128-part13:e3:o4:1
# text = The tale was told in a language the jackal did not know well
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | the tale |  | a language |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **know** | past · do-support | the jackal | a language *not said here* |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer language=Stimulus |

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