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title: yo, who got sent into town as the spy? — Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty… · tree and pragmatics
description: yo, who got sent into town as the spy? Test 9 · ★ 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 pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Test 9 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, part 57: C…

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yo, who got sent into town as the spy?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** send · **To what, where:** town

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This is test 9 · ★ 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. 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:t9:1
# text = yo, who got sent into town as the spy?
1	yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	spy	spy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  |  |  | town |  | as the spy | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
one thief dressed as a traveler

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:t9:o1:1
# text = one thief dressed as a traveler
1	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	traveler	traveler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | participle |  | one thief *not said here* |  |  |  | as a traveler | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a young thief disguised as a traveler carrying a heavy pack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:t9:o2:1
# text = a young thief disguised as a traveler carrying a heavy pack
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	traveler	traveler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	_
8	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | participle |  | a young thief *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a young thief | a heavy pack |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pack=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the Captain himself, dressed as a wealthy merchant from far away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:t9:o3:1
# text = the Captain himself, dressed as a wealthy merchant from far away
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Captain	Captain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | participle | the Captain  Captain |  |  |  |  | as a wealthy merchant; away *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Morgiana disguised as a beggar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1470-pg503-part57:t9:o4:1
# text = Morgiana disguised as a beggar
1	Morgiana	Morgiana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | past | Morgiana |  |  |  |  | as a beggar | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

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