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title: Identify the origin of the English word "algorithm". — Borrowed words from far away: Hindi, A… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the origin of the English word "algorithm". Exam question 1 of lesson 24 «Borrowed words from far away: Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, Ukrainian and more» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Exam question 1 · Borrowed words from far away: Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, Ukra…

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Identify the origin of the English word "algorithm".

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify · **To what, where:** origin

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 24 «Borrowed words from far away: Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, Ukrainian and more» of the language 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/language/24-borrowed-words-from-far-away/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:24-borrowed-words-from-far-away:e1:1
# text = Identify the origin of the English word "algorithm".
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	algorithm	algorithm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 origin of the English word |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent origin=Theme |

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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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The Greek term for a rhythmic sequence of numbers employed in music

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:24-borrowed-words-from-far-away:e1:o1:1
# text = The Greek term for a rhythmic sequence of numbers employed in music
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rhythmic	rhythmic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | participle |  | numbers *not said here* |  | music |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Latin term for calculation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:24-borrowed-words-from-far-away:e1:o2:1
# text = The Latin term for calculation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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The name of the ninth-century Baghdad scholar al-Khwarizmi

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:24-borrowed-words-from-far-away:e1:o3:1
# text = The name of the ninth-century Baghdad scholar al-Khwarizmi
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	ninth	ninth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	Baghdad	Baghdad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	scholar	scholar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	al	Al	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Khwarizmi	Khwarizmi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  |  | the ninth century |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A Japanese word for a method

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:24-borrowed-words-from-far-away:e1:o4:1
# text = A Japanese word for a method
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Japanese	Japanese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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