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title: Which character, having been struck by the purveyor, was found to be… — Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunch… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which character, having been struck by the purveyor, was found to be deceased upon examination by the same purveyor? Exam question 1 of lesson 192 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dead hunchback is passed from house to house, and three innocent men nearly hang» of the books co
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dea…

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Which character, having been struck by the purveyor, was found to be deceased upon examination by the same purveyor?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** purveyor, same purveyor · **What happens:** strike, find, decease · **To what, where:** character

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 192 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dead hunchback is passed from house to house, and three innocent men nearly hang» 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/192-pg128-part32/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e1:1
# text = Which character, having been struck by the purveyor, was found to be deceased upon examination by the same purveyor?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	purveyor	purveyor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	purveyor	purveyor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | gerund · perfect · passive | the purveyor | which character *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | past · passive |  | which character |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 3 | **decease** | to-infinitive · passive | the same purveyor |  |  |  |  | upon examination | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=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 {#o1}

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The merchant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e1:o1:1
# text = The merchant
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The hunchback, who had been a private jester of the Sultan and was struck down in the dark street

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e1:o2:1
# text = The hunchback, who had been a private jester of the Sultan and was struck down in the dark street
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	jester	jester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	down	down	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past · perfect | the hunchback | a private jester |  |  |  | of the Sultan | tree rules |
| 2 | **strike down** | past · passive |  | the hunchback |  | the dark street |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hunchback, who had been a private jester of the Sultan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e1:o3:1
# text = The hunchback, who had been a private jester of the Sultan
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	jester	jester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past · perfect | the hunchback | a private jester |  |  |  | of the Sultan | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The purveyor's servant, who had been sent out to fetch the doctor and was later found dead in the square

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e1:o4:1
# text = The purveyor's servant, who had been sent out to fetch the doctor and was later found dead in the square
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	purveyor	purveyor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	_
18	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
19	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send out** | past · perfect · passive |  | the purveyor's servant |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive |  | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | past · passive |  |  |  | the square |  | dead, late *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF» |

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