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title: Which of the following best describes the lexical meaning of the ter… — Gutenberg 7277 tales, The Story of Cal… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the lexical meaning of the term "Vizier" as used within the passage? Exam question 4 of lesson 1871 «Gutenberg 7277 tales, The Story of Caliph Stork, part 1: a pedlar sells the Caliph a scroll that the learned Selim finds is Latin» of the books course of Mova's 
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# Exam question 4 · Gutenberg 7277 tales, The Story of Caliph Stork, part 1: a…

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Which of the following best describes the lexical meaning of the term "Vizier" as used within the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe, use, mean · **To what, where:** lexical meaning, term

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1871 «Gutenberg 7277 tales, The Story of Caliph Stork, part 1: a pedlar sells the Caliph a scroll that the learned Selim finds is Latin» 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/1871-pg7277-part8/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1871-pg7277-part8:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the lexical meaning of the term "Vizier" as used within the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	lexical	lexical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Vizier	Vizier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
18	within	within	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 |  | the lexical meaning of the term |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | the lexical meaning of the term *not said here* |  |  |  | within the passage | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **mean** |  |  | the term |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A high minister serving a ruler as chief adviser

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1871-pg7277-part8:e4:o1:1
# text = A high minister serving a ruler as chief adviser
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	adviser	adviser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | gerund | a high minister *not said here* | a ruler |  |  |  | as chief adviser | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent ruler=Duration as adviser=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A high minister serving a ruler as chief adviser and judge of all disputes in the realm

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1871-pg7277-part8:e4:o2:1
# text = A high minister serving a ruler as chief adviser and judge of all disputes in the realm
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	adviser	adviser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	disputes	dispute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | gerund | a high minister *not said here* | a ruler |  | the realm |  | as chief adviser and judge of all disputes | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ruler=Value in realm=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A merchant who sells rare goods abroad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1871-pg7277-part8:e4:o3:1
# text = A merchant who sells rare goods abroad
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obj	_	_
7	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | a merchant | rare goods |  |  |  | abroad *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A soldier who guards the royal treasury gate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1871-pg7277-part8:e4:o4:1
# text = A soldier who guards the royal treasury gate
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guards	guard	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	treasury	treasury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | present | a soldier | the royal treasury gate |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary |

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