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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dea…

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Which account of the hunchback's death did the tailor present as the true cause, and what did he claim to have happened?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** account, hunchback · **What happens:** do, claim, happen, account, die · **To what, where:** tailor present, death

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e4:1
# text = Which account of the hunchback's death did the tailor present as the true cause, and what did he claim to have happened?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	obj	_	_
19	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	claim	claim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
23	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux	_	_
24	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which account of the hunchback's death | the tailor present |  |  |  | as the true cause | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=Eventuality |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | past · do-support | account |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **happen** | to-infinitive · perfect | account *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **account** |  |  | the hunchback's death |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **die** |  | the hunchback |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: 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 {#o1}

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He choked on wine poured by the merchant at dinner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e4:o1:1
# text = He choked on wine poured by the merchant at dinner
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	choked	choke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choke** | past | He |  |  | wine |  |  | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **pour** | participle |  | wine *not said here* |  | dinner |  | by the merchant | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He died from a sudden fever after the feast night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e4:o2:1
# text = He died from a sudden fever after the feast night
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | He |  |  | a sudden fever | night |  | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient from fever=Causer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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A fish bone lodged in his throat during supper at the tailor's house, and he died within minutes before anyone could help

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e4:o3:1
# text = A fish bone lodged in his throat during supper at the tailor's house, and he died within minutes before anyone could help
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
4	lodged	lodge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
19	within	within	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
21	before	before	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	18	obl	_	_
23	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lodge** | participle |  | a fish bone *not said here* |  | bone's throat | during supper at the tailor's house |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in throat=Location |
| 2 | **die** | past | bone | a fish bone *not said here* |  |  | before anyone; minute |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | could | a fish bone |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fish bone lodged in his throat during supper at the tailor's house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:e4:o4:1
# text = A fish bone lodged in his throat during supper at the tailor's house
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	lodged	lodge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	supper	supper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lodge** | participle |  | a fish bone *not said here* |  | his throat | during supper | at the tailor's house | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in throat=Location |

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