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description: Which observation by the little Cadi exposed the deception concerning the olives? Exam question 3 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, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is re…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which observation by the little Cadi exposed the deception concerning the olives?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** observation, deception, little Cadi · **What happens:** expose, concern, observe · **To what, where:** deception, olives

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e3:1
# text = Which observation by the little Cadi exposed the deception concerning the olives?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	observation	observation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Cadi	Cadi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	exposed	expose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	deception	deception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expose** | past | which observation by the little Cadi | the deception |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot deception=Topic |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the deception *not said here* | the olives |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus olive=Experiencer |
| 3 | **observe** |  | the little Cadi |  |  |  |  |  | nom observation «act transitive»: by=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He pointed out that the merchant had told the Cadi a different story about the olives and the vase twice.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e3:o1:1
# text = He pointed out that the merchant had told the Cadi a different story about the olives and the vase twice.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pointed	point	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Cadi	Cadi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	iobj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point out** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive |  | the merchant | the Cadi |  |  | twice *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He remarked that olives seven years old ought not to taste so excellent.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e3:o2:1
# text = He remarked that olives seven years old ought not to taste so excellent.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remarked	remark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
4	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
8	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	taste	taste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remark** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **taste** | ought | olives and seven years |  |  |  |  | excellent *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He remarked that olives kept for seven years ought to be spoiled, and yet they were sweet and excellent.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e3:o3:1
# text = He remarked that olives kept for seven years ought to be spoiled, and yet they were sweet and excellent.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remarked	remark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
4	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	spoiled	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remark** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | olives *not said here* |  |  | year |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **spoil** | ought · passive |  | olives |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | past | olives *= olive* |  |  |  | yet | sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | olives *= olive* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He observed that the seal on the vase had been broken twice already.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e3:o4:1
# text = He observed that the seal on the vase had been broken twice already.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	observed	observe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
12	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	11	advmod	_	_
13	already	already	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **break** | past · perfect · passive |  | the seal on the vase |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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