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title: Which supernatural beings appear to Wali Dâd at the close of this pa… — Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which supernatural beings appear to Wali Dâd at the close of this part? Exam question 4 of lesson 1257 «Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58: gifts pile up, the old man tries to drown himself, and two Peris appear» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58: gifts pile up, the o…

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Which supernatural beings appear to Wali Dâd at the close of this part?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** supernatural beings · **What happens:** appear · **To what, where:** Wali, close

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1257 «Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58: gifts pile up, the old man tries to drown himself, and two Peris appear» 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/1257-pg3282-part58/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e4:1
# text = Which supernatural beings appear to Wali Dâd at the close of this part?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	obj	_	_
2	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beings	being	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Wali	Wali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	Dâd	Dâd	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | supernatural beings |  | Wali | the close of this part |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location which=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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Two glowing spirits whom he believes to be angels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e4:o1:1
# text = Two glowing spirits whom he believes to be angels
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	angels	angel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **believe** | present | he | Two glowing spirits |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | angels |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Two lovely beings whom he believes to be Peris from Paradise, floating above the river at dusk

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e4:o2:1
# text = Two lovely beings whom he believes to be Peris from Paradise, floating above the river at dusk
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beings	being	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	Peris	Peris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Paradise	Paradise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
14	above	above	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | he | Two lovely beings |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | Peris |  | Paradise |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **float** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the river | dusk |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above river=Trajectory |

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

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Two lovely beings whom he believes to be Peris from Paradise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e4:o3:1
# text = Two lovely beings whom he believes to be Peris from Paradise
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beings	being	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	Peris	Peris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Paradise	Paradise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | he | Two lovely beings |  | Paradise |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | Peris |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Two lovely beings whom he believes to be Peris from Paradise, sent to carry him home

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e4:o4:1
# text = Two lovely beings whom he believes to be Peris from Paradise, sent to carry him home
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beings	being	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	Peris	Peris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Paradise	Paradise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	home	home	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | he | Two lovely beings |  | Paradise |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | Peris |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **send** | participle |  | Two lovely beings *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  | Paradise |  |  |  | home *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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