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# Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and the Vizier's Son: a cle…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following describes the means by which the vizier's son's plan to deceive the king was carried out?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** son · **What happens:** follow, describe, mean, deceive, carry out, plan · **To what, where:** king

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1854 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and the Vizier's Son: a clever trick, a cruel princess punished, and a happy ending» 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/1854-pg7128-part38/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1854-pg7128-part38:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the means by which the vizier's son's plan to deceive the king was carried out?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	vizier	vizier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	deceive	deceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	ccomp	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **deceive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **carry out** | past · passive |  | the king |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 6 | **plan** |  | the vizier's son |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Through a string of staged tricks built on a made-up tale of a demon spirit

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1854-pg7128-part38:e1:o1:1
# text = Through a string of staged tricks built on a made-up tale of a demon spirit
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	staged	stage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stage** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  | staged tricks *not said here* |  | a made tale of a demon spirit |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on tale=Source |
| 3 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **tell** |  | a demon spirit |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Through a sequence of staged deceptions involving a fabricated tale of a ghoul

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1854-pg7128-part38:e1:o2:1
# text = Through a sequence of staged deceptions involving a fabricated tale of a ghoul
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	staged	stage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	deceptions	deception	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	involving	involve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fabricated	fabricated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ghoul	ghoul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stage** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **involve** | gerund | staged deceptions *not said here* | a fabricated tale of a ghoul |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** |  | a ghoul |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Through a secret potion only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1854-pg7128-part38:e1:o3:1
# text = Through a secret potion only
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	potion	potion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By a simple disguise and a lie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1854-pg7128-part38:e1:o4:1
# text = By a simple disguise and a lie
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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