--- title: State the manner in which the robbers disposed of the body of Cassim… — Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty… · tree and pragmatics description: State the manner in which the robbers disposed of the body of Cassim within the cave. Exam question 3 of lesson 1470 «Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, part 57: Cassim is killed and the thieves send a spy» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1470-pg503-part57/e3/) [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, Ali Baba and the Forty…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1470-pg503-part57/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, part 57: C… State the manner in which the robbers disposed of the body of Cassim within the cave. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, robbers · **What happens:** state, dispose · **To what, where:** manner This is exam question 3 of lesson 1470 «Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, part 57: Cassim is killed and the thieves send a spy» 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/1470-pg503-part57/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:e3:1 # text = State the manner in which the robbers disposed of the body of Cassim within the cave. 1 State state VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 robbers robber NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 disposed dispose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Cassim Cassim PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 within within ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 cave cave NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic | | 2 | **dispose** | past | the robbers | | | the manner | | of the body of Cassim; within the cave | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent | 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} tied with heavy ropes ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:e3:o1:1 # text = tied with heavy ropes 1 tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 2 with with ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 ropes rope NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie** | participle | | | | | | with heavy ropes | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient with rope=Co-Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} cut into quarters and hung up beside the door of the cave ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:e3:o2:1 # text = cut into quarters and hung up beside the door of the cave 1 cut cut VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 into into ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 quarters quarter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 hung hang VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 up up ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 beside beside ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 cave cave NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cut** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | into quarters | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into quarter=Patient | | 2 | **hang up** | past | you *not said here* | | | the door of the cave | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside door=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} chopped into many pieces and thrown into the deep well outside ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:e3:o3:1 # text = chopped into many pieces and thrown into the deep well outside 1 chopped chop VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 2 into into ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 pieces piece NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 thrown throw VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 conj _ _ 7 into into ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 obl _ _ 10 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 6 advmod _ _ 11 outside outside ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **chop** | participle | | | | | | into many pieces | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into piece=Patient | | 2 | **throw** | participle | | | | | | into the deep *result*; outside, well *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer into deep=Result | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} cut into four quarters ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:e3:o4:1 # text = cut into four quarters 1 cut cut VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 into into ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 quarters quarter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cut** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | into four quarters | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into quarter=Patient | **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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