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title: Which of the following best describes the judgement pronounced by th… — Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Oliv… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the judgement pronounced by the young Cadi regarding the olives? Exam question 1 of lesson 221 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Olives, part 61: a child judges a thief, then a magic horse appears» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependen
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Olives, part 61: a child…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following best describes the judgement pronounced by the young Cadi regarding the olives?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, pronounce, regard · **To what, where:** judgement

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 221 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Olives, part 61: a child judges a thief, then a magic horse appears» 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/221-pg128-part61/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the judgement pronounced by the young Cadi regarding the olives?
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	judgement	judgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	Cadi	Cadi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 judgement |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **pronounce** | participle |  | the judgement *not said here* |  |  |  | by the young Cadi regard the olives | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He correctly determined the olives were of the present year, and the merchant was duly condemned as a thief.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e1:o1:1
# text = He correctly determined the olives were of the present year, and the merchant was duly condemned as a thief.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	determined	determine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	duly	duly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | past | He |  |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the olives |  |  |  | of the present year |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **condemn** | past · passive |  | the merchant |  |  |  | as a thief; duly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as thief=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He correctly determined that the olives were of the present year, and the merchant was duly condemned as a thief, with his goods seized by the state and his name recorded in the court records for all future judges to see.

<!-- fold The tree, 41 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e1:o2:1
# text = He correctly determined that the olives were of the present year, and the merchant was duly condemned as a thief, with his goods seized by the state and his name recorded in the court records for all future judges to see.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	determined	determine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	duly	duly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	18	obl	_	_
26	seized	seize	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	acl	_	_
27	by	by	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
31	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	_
33	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	32	acl	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
36	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	compound	_	_
37	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obl	_	_
38	for	for	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
39	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	41	det	_	_
40	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nmod	_	_
42	to	to	PART	TO	_	43	mark	_	_
43	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | past | He |  |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the olives |  |  |  | of the present year |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **condemn** | past · passive |  | the merchant |  |  |  | as a thief; with his goods; duly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as thief=Attribute |
| 4 | **seize** | participle |  | his goods *not said here* |  |  |  | by the state and his name | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **record** | participle |  | his name *not said here* |  | the court records for all future judges |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in record=Destination |
| 6 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 7 | **name** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After careful examination of the vase, he correctly determined the olives were of the present year, and the merchant was duly condemned as a thief before the whole assembled court.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e1:o3:1
# text = After careful examination of the vase, he correctly determined the olives were of the present year, and the merchant was duly condemned as a thief before the whole assembled court.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	determined	determine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
23	duly	duly	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
25	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
28	before	before	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
30	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
31	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	32	amod	_	_
32	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | past | he |  |  |  | after careful examination of the vase | correctly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the olives |  |  |  | of the present year |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **condemn** | past · passive |  | the merchant |  |  | before the whole assembled court | as a thief; duly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as thief=Attribute |
| 4 | **assemble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **examine** |  |  | the vase |  |  |  |  | nom examination «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He decided the olives were recent, and the merchants were rightly punished for deceiving the court with their claims.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e1:o4:1
# text = He decided the olives were recent, and the merchants were rightly punished for deceiving the court with their claims.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decided	decide	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	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	recent	recent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
12	rightly	rightly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	deceiving	deceive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the olives |  |  |  |  | recent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **punish** | past · passive |  | the merchants |  |  |  | rightly *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **deceive** | gerund |  | the court |  |  |  | with merchants's claims | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Patient |
| 5 | **claim** |  | merchants *= merchant* |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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