--- title: what does the Scorpion sword do, like how strong? — Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 5:… · tree and pragmatics description: what does the Scorpion sword do, like how strong? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1204 «Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 5: the deer-prince is caught by Jamila, who breaks the spell and sends him off to find the Simurgh» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1204-pg3282-part5/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 5:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1204-pg3282-part5/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 5: the deer-prince is c… what does the Scorpion sword do, like how strong? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Scorpion sword · **What happens:** do This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1204 «Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 5: the deer-prince is caught by Jamila, who breaks the spell and sends him off to find the Simurgh» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/1204-pg3282-part5/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1204-pg3282-part5:t9:1 # text = what does the Scorpion sword do, like how strong? 1 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 Scorpion scorpion NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 csubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 like like ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 10 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present · do-support | the Scorpion sword | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} it cuts through rock ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1204-pg3282-part5:t9:o1:1 # text = it cuts through rock 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cuts cut VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 through through ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cut** | present | it | | | | | through rock | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through rock=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} it burns through iron ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1204-pg3282-part5:t9:o2:1 # text = it burns through iron 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 burns burn VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 through through ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 iron iron NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **burn** | present | it | | | iron | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through iron=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} it cuts wood ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1204-pg3282-part5:t9:o3:1 # text = it cuts wood 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cuts cut VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cut** | present | it | wood | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material wood=Product | ### Option 4 {#o4} it's sharp ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1204-pg3282-part5:t9:o4:1 # text = it's sharp 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 sharp sharp ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | it | | | | | sharp *property* | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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