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description: Which of the following is the correct account of the Caliph's response upon hearing the case of the olive merchant? Exam question 2 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
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# Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia and the Olives, part 61: a child…

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Which of the following is the correct account of the Caliph's response upon hearing the case of the olive merchant?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** response · **What happens:** follow, be, hear · **To what, where:** case

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e2:1
# text = Which of the following is the correct account of the Caliph's response upon hearing the case of the olive merchant?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Caliph	Caliph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the correct account; of the Caliph's response | tree rules |
| 3 | **hear** | gerund | the Caliph's response *not said here* | the case of the olive merchant |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer case=Stimulus |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He ordered the child punished.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e2:o1:1
# text = He ordered the child punished.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	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	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | He |  | the child |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 2 | **punish** | participle |  | the child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dismissed the child's case.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e2:o2:1
# text = He dismissed the child's case.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismissed	dismiss	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	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | He | the child's case |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He rejected the child's ruling and ordered the thief to be released without any further trial.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e2:o3:1
# text = He rejected the child's ruling and ordered the thief to be released without any further trial.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rejected	reject	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	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	ruling	ruling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
16	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | past | He | the child's ruling |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruling=Theme |
| 2 | **order** | past | He *not said here* | the thief |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Theme |
| 3 | **release** | to-infinitive · passive | He *not said here* | the thief *not said here* |  |  |  | without any further trial | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING» |
| 4 | **rule** |  | the child |  |  |  |  |  | nom ruling «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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He summoned the child to his throne and ordered the case to be retried in his presence.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:221-pg128-part61:e2:o4:1
# text = He summoned the child to his throne and ordered the case to be retried in his presence.
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	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	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	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	retried	retry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 child |  |  | to child's throne | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |
| 2 | **order** | past | He *not said here* | the case |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent case=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **retry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | the case *not said here* |  |  | child's presence |  |  | tree rules |

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