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title: Which individual was designated as the narrator of the lamentation c… — Persian Tales, Prince Tahmasp and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which individual was designated as the narrator of the lamentation concerning the seven sons? Exam question 1 of lesson 1201 «Persian Tales, Prince Tahmasp and the Riddle of Mihr-afruz, part 2: Tahmasp rides to the riddle city and loses his head, and his brother follows him» of the books course of M
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# Exam question 1 · Persian Tales, Prince Tahmasp and the Riddle of Mihr-afruz…

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Which individual was designated as the narrator of the lamentation concerning the seven sons?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** lamentation · **What happens:** designate, concern · **To what, where:** individual, seven sons

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1201 «Persian Tales, Prince Tahmasp and the Riddle of Mihr-afruz, part 2: Tahmasp rides to the riddle city and loses his head, and his brother follows him» 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/1201-pg3282-part2/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1201-pg3282-part2:e1:1
# text = Which individual was designated as the narrator of the lamentation concerning the seven sons?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lamentation	lamentation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | past · passive |  | which individual |  |  |  | as the narrator of the lamentation | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as narrator=Attribute |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the lamentation *not said here* | the seven sons |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus son=Experiencer |

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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 aged monarch residing in the distant city beyond the mountains of the east

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1201-pg3282-part2:e1:o1:1
# text = The aged monarch residing in the distant city beyond the mountains of the east
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	aged	aged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	residing	reside	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reside** | gerund | the aged monarch *not said here* |  |  | the distant city |  | beyond the mountains of the east | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in city=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The wandering poet of the eastern city

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1201-pg3282-part2:e1:o2:1
# text = The wandering poet of the eastern city
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wandering	wonder	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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

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The aged monarch residing in the desert

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1201-pg3282-part2:e1:o3:1
# text = The aged monarch residing in the desert
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	aged	aged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	residing	reside	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reside** | gerund | the aged monarch *not said here* |  |  | the desert |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The aged monarch residing in the desert and mourning his sons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1201-pg3282-part2:e1:o4:1
# text = The aged monarch residing in the desert and mourning his sons
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	aged	aged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	residing	reside	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	mourning	mourn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reside** | gerund | the aged monarch *not said here* |  |  | the desert |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location |
| 2 | **mourn** | gerund | the aged monarch *not said here* | his sons |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer son=Stimulus |

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