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title: By what means did Prince Almas summon the Simurgh to his assistance? — Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 9:… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did Prince Almas summon the Simurgh to his assistance? Exam question 1 of lesson 1208 «Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 9: Almas follows Gul and unmasks the princess's secret» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 9: Almas follows Gul an…

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By what means did Prince Almas summon the Simurgh to his assistance?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Prince Almas, his · **What happens:** mean, summon, assist · **To what, where:** Simurgh · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1208 «Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 9: Almas follows Gul and unmasks the princess's secret» 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/1208-pg3282-part9/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1208-pg3282-part9:e1:1
# text = By what means did Prince Almas summon the Simurgh to his assistance?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Almas	alma	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	summon	summon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Simurgh	Simurgh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **summon** | past · do-support | Prince Almas |  | the Simurgh |  |  | to his assistance | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent simurgh=Recipient |
| 3 | **assist** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom assistance «act transitive»: poss=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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He waved his sword at the sky

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1208-pg3282-part9:e1:o1:1
# text = He waved his sword at the sky
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | He | his sword |  | the sky |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He burned a sacred sweet herb

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1208-pg3282-part9:e1:o2:1
# text = He burned a sacred sweet herb
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	herb	herb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | past | He | a sacred sweet herb |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent herb=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He called it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1208-pg3282-part9:e1:o3:1
# text = He called it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | He | it |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He ignited one of its feathers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1208-pg3282-part9:e1:o4:1
# text = He ignited one of its feathers
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignited	ignite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignite** | past | He | one of its feathers |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent one=Patient |

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