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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is re…

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Which statement accurately describes the procedure adopted by the Cadi in the initial hearing?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement · **What happens:** describe, adopt · **To what, where:** procedure, initial hearing

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 220 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is replayed by children, and a clever boy spots the trick» 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/220-pg128-part60/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e1:1
# text = Which statement accurately describes the procedure adopted by the Cadi in the initial hearing?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Cadi	Cadi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	initial	initial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the procedure |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent procedure=Theme |
| 2 | **adopt** | participle |  | the procedure *not said here* |  | the initial hearing |  | by the Cadi | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He accepted the merchant's solemn oath and pronounced him innocent.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e1:o1:1
# text = He accepted the merchant's solemn oath and pronounced him innocent.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	innocent	innocent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | He | the merchant's solemn oath |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oath=Theme |
| 2 | **pronounce** | past | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | innocent *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He accepted the oath.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e1:o2:1
# text = He accepted the oath.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | He | the oath |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oath=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He summoned the witnesses and then heard the merchant's denial in silence.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e1:o3:1
# text = He summoned the witnesses and then heard the merchant's denial in silence.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	witnesses	witness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	denial	denial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | He | the witnesses |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witness=Recipient |
| 2 | **hear** | past | He *not said here* | the merchant's denial |  | silence | then |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer denial=Stimulus |
| 3 | **deny** |  | the merchant |  |  |  |  |  | nom denial «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He believed the merchant.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e1:o4:1
# text = He believed the merchant.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | He | the merchant |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer merchant=Stimulus |

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