--- title: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the barber's mi… — Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchb… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the barber's ministration to the hunchback? Exam question 3 of lesson 196 «Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hungry brother eats an imaginary feast, and the barber revives the dead hunchback» of the books course of Mova's prima --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/196-pg128-part36/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchb…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/196-pg128-part36/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hung… Which of the following best describes the outcome of the barber's ministration to the hunchback? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** barber · **What happens:** follow, describe, minister · **To what, where:** outcome This is exam question 3 of lesson 196 «Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hungry brother eats an imaginary feast, and the barber revives the dead hunchback» 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/196-pg128-part36/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e3:1 # text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of the barber's ministration to the hunchback? 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 8 det _ _ 8 outcome outcome NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 barber barber NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 ministration ministration NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 hunchback hunchback NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 outcome of the barber's ministration to the hunchback | | | | of the best | tree rules | | 3 | **minister** | | the barber | | | | | to the hunchback | nom ministration «act intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl | 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} After the barber applied balsam to his neck, the hunchback sat up, coughed out the bone, and returned to his life in the city. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e3:o1:1 # text = After the barber applied balsam to his neck, the hunchback sat up, coughed out the bone, and returned to his life in the city. 1 After after ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 barber barber NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 4 applied apply VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 balsam balsam NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 hunchback hunchback NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 up up ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 coughed cough VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 conj _ _ 16 out out ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 bone bone NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 25 in in ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **apply** | participle | | | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **sit up** | past | the hunchback | | | | after the barber and applied balsam to his neck | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **cough out** | participle | the hunchback *not said here* | the bone | | | | | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Theme | | 4 | **return** | past | the hunchback *not said here* | | | the city | | to hunchback's life *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to life=Result | ### Option 2 {#o2} The hunchback remained dead, though the barber tried many herbs and prayers for several hours before giving up entirely. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e3:o2:1 # text = The hunchback remained dead, though the barber tried many herbs and prayers for several hours before giving up entirely. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 hunchback hunchback NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 remained remain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 though though SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 barber barber NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 tried try VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 herbs herb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 prayers prayer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ _ 14 for for ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 several several ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ _ 17 before before SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 18 giving give VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ _ 19 up up ADP RP _ 18 compound:prt _ _ 20 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remain** | past | the hunchback | | | | | dead *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **try** | past | the barber | many herbs and prayers | | | for several hours | | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herb=Eventuality | | 3 | **give up** | gerund | the barber *not said here* | | | | | entirely *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The hunchback was restored to life through the application of an ointment made of balsam. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e3:o3:1 # text = The hunchback was restored to life through the application of an ointment made of balsam. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 hunchback hunchback 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 restored restore VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 through through ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 application application NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 ointment ointment NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 13 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 acl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 balsam balsam NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **restore** | past · passive | | the hunchback | life | the application of a ointment | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to life=Recipient | | 2 | **make** | participle | | a ointment *not said here* | | | | of balsam | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 3 | **apply** | | a ointment | | | | | | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} The hunchback recovered fully after the barber treated his neck with a salve. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e3:o4:1 # text = The hunchback recovered fully after the barber treated his neck with a salve. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 hunchback hunchback NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 recovered recover VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 fully fully ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 after after SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 barber barber NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 treated treat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 salve salve NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **recover** | past | the hunchback | | | | | fully *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **treat** | past | the barber | barber's neck | | | | with a salve | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent neck=Recipient with salve=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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