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description: With reference to the text, which deception did the Barmecide practise upon Schacabac? Exam question 1 of lesson 355 «Tales for Young Folks, The Barmecide Feast, part 15: poor Schacabac is treated to a pretend feast by a rich old man» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Exam question 1 · Tales for Young Folks, The Barmecide Feast, part 15: poor…

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With reference to the text, which deception did the Barmecide practise upon Schacabac?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** Barmecide practise

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 355 «Tales for Young Folks, The Barmecide Feast, part 15: poor Schacabac is treated to a pretend feast by a rich old man» 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/355-pg18442-part15/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:355-pg18442-part15:e1:1
# text = With reference to the text, which deception did the Barmecide practise upon Schacabac?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	8	det	_	_
8	deception	deception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Barmecide	barmecide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	practise	practise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Schacabac	Schacabac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Barmecide practise |  |  |  | with reference to the text; upon Schacabac | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practise=Eventuality |

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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 offered a feast whose dishes were all empty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:355-pg18442-part15:e1:o1:1
# text = He offered a feast whose dishes were all empty
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | He | a feast |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent feast=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | dishes |  |  |  |  | all, empty *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He simulated a washing and a meal with no real provision

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:355-pg18442-part15:e1:o2:1
# text = He simulated a washing and a meal with no real provision
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	simulated	simulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **simulate** | past | He | a washing and a meal |  |  |  | with no real provision | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent washing=Patient with provision=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He staged a meal and a wash that lacked any food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:355-pg18442-part15:e1:o3:1
# text = He staged a meal and a wash that lacked any food
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	staged	stage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wash	wash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lacked	lack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stage** | past | He | a meal and a wash |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Theme |
| 2 | **lack** | past | a wash | any food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He arranged a lavish banquet, pretended a washing, and then sent the boy away with the basin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:355-pg18442-part15:e1:o4:1
# text = He arranged a lavish banquet, pretended a washing, and then sent the boy away with the basin
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lavish	lavish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	banquet	banquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	basin	basin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrange** | past | He | a lavish banquet |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent banquet=Product |
| 2 | **pretend** | past | He *not said here* | a washing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **send away** | past | He *not said here* | the boy |  |  | then | with the basin; away *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme |

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