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title: Identify the moral conveyed by the king's citation of the proverb re… — Blue Fairy Book, Prince Omar: the ivor… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the moral conveyed by the king's citation of the proverb regarding the cobbler and his last. Exam question 4 of lesson 718 «Blue Fairy Book, Prince Omar: the ivory box test shows who is the true prince» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, Prince Omar: the ivory box test shows who…

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Identify the moral conveyed by the king's citation of the proverb regarding the cobbler and his last.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, king · **What happens:** identify, convey, regard, cite · **To what, where:** moral, proverb

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 718 «Blue Fairy Book, Prince Omar: the ivory box test shows who is the true prince» 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/718-pg2435-part58/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:718-pg2435-part58:e4:1
# text = Identify the moral conveyed by the king's citation of the proverb regarding the cobbler and his last.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	moral	moral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	citation	citation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	proverb	proverb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cobbler	cobbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the moral |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent moral=Theme |
| 2 | **convey** | participle |  | the moral *not said here* |  |  |  | by the king's citation of the proverb regard the cobbler | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cite** |  | the king | the proverb regard the cobbler |  |  |  |  | nom citation «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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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Every man should be loyal to his own family and home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:718-pg2435-part58:e4:o1:1
# text = Every man should be loyal to his own family and home
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should | every man |  |  |  |  | to man's own family and home; loyal *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Those who try to be what they are not will be punished, and every person should remain within his own trade

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:718-pg2435-part58:e4:o2:1
# text = Those who try to be what they are not will be punished, and every person should remain within his own trade
1	Those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl:relcl	_	_
19	within	within	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **punish** | future · to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **remain** | should | every person |  |  |  |  | within person's own trade | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **trade** |  | person |  |  |  |  |  | nom trade «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Each person should remain within the trade he understands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:718-pg2435-part58:e4:o3:1
# text = Each person should remain within the trade he understands
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	understands	understand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | should | each person |  |  |  |  | within the trade | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **understand** | present | person | the trade *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer trade=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Pride leads a man far from the work he knows best

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:718-pg2435-part58:e4:o4:1
# text = Pride leads a man far from the work he knows best
1	Pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | Pride | a man |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | present | Pride | best |  |  |  | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer good=Stimulus |

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