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# Exam question 4 · Orange Fairy Book, The Story of the Sham Prince, part 1: L…

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Explain the significance of the twenty-second birthday in the instructions Elfi Bey gave to Omar regarding his true father.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Elfi · **What happens:** explain, give, regard · **To what, where:** significance, instructions, Omar · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 716 «Orange Fairy Book, The Story of the Sham Prince, part 1: Labakan steals a robe, sets off as a prince, and robs his friend» 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/716-pg2435-part56/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:716-pg2435-part56:e4:1
# text = Explain the significance of the twenty-second birthday in the instructions Elfi Bey gave to Omar regarding his true father.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
13	Elfi	Elfi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	Bey	Bey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	_
15	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Omar	Omar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the significance of the second birthday |  | the instructions |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | Elfi |  | Omar |  |  | regard Elfi's true father | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to omar=Recipient |
| 3 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «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 {#o1}

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It marks the day Omar's father will finally acknowledge him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:716-pg2435-part56:e4:o1:1
# text = It marks the day Omar's father will finally acknowledge him
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	marks	mark	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	Omar	Omar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	acknowledge	acknowledge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **acknowledge** | future |  | Omar |  |  | day | finally *property* | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is the date on which Omar's father promised to receive him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:716-pg2435-part56:e4:o2:1
# text = It is the date on which Omar's father promised to receive him
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
7	Omar	Omar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the date |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | Omar's father |  |  | the date |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **receive** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Omar's father *not said here* | father |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is the date when Omar must present himself to his true father

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:716-pg2435-part56:e4:o3:1
# text = It is the date when Omar must present himself to his true father
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	Omar	Omar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	present	present	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the date |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **present** | must | Omar | Omar | Omar's true father |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Theme to father=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is the day Omar must leave Elfi Bey's house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:716-pg2435-part56:e4:o4:1
# text = It is the day Omar must leave Elfi Bey's house
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	Omar	Omar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Elfi	Elfi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	Bey	Bey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | must |  | Elfi's house |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |

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