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title: Which of the following accurately states the reason the Sultan gave… — Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prin… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately states the reason the Sultan gave for dispatching his sons upon their journeys? Exam question 3 of lesson 1493 «Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 80: Houssain buys a magic tapestry in Bisnagar» of the books course of Mova's
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fai…

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Which of the following accurately states the reason the Sultan gave for dispatching his sons upon their journeys?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sultan, sons · **What happens:** follow, state, give, dispatch, journey · **To what, where:** reason, sons

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1493 «Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 80: Houssain buys a magic tapestry in Bisnagar» 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/1493-pg503-part80/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e3:1
# text = Which of the following accurately states the reason the Sultan gave for dispatching his sons upon their journeys?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	dispatching	dispatch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	journeys	journey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 3 | **give** | past | the Sultan | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 4 | **dispatch** | gerund | the Sultan *not said here* | Sultan's sons |  |  |  | upon sons's journeys | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |
| 5 | **journey** |  | sons *= son* |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wished to prevent the rivalry of his sons over the Princess, since each had grown jealous of the others and quarrelled openly in the great hall of the palace every evening.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e3:o1:1
# text = He wished to prevent the rivalry of his sons over the Princess, since each had grown jealous of the others and quarrelled openly in the great hall of the palace every evening.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rivalry	rivalry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	obl	_	_
18	jealous	jealous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	quarrelled	quarrell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
24	openly	openly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
32	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	33	det	_	_
33	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the rivalry of his sons over the Princess |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer rivalry=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | past · perfect | each |  |  |  |  | jealous *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **quarrell** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the great hall of the palace | evening | openly *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **rival** |  |  | his sons over the Princess |  |  |  |  | nom rivalry «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wished to prevent their rivalry over the Princess by separating them in distant lands.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e3:o2:1
# text = He wished to prevent their rivalry over the Princess by separating them in distant lands.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	rivalry	rivalry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	separating	separate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | their rivalry |  |  |  | over the Princess | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer rivalry=Theme |
| 3 | **separate** | gerund | He *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | in distant lands *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent they=Theme in land=Goal |
| 4 | **rival** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom rivalry «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wished to prevent their quarrels over the Princess by separating them and sending each to a different far country for some years.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e3:o3:1
# text = He wished to prevent their quarrels over the Princess by separating them and sending each to a different far country for some years.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	quarrels	quarrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	separating	separate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
15	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
20	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
23	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | their quarrels |  |  |  | over the Princess | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer quarrel=Theme |
| 3 | **separate** | gerund | He *not said here* | quarrels *= quarrel* |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 4 | **send** | gerund | He *not said here* | each |  | a different country | year |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent each=Theme to country=Destination |
| 5 | **quarrel** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom quarrel «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wished to prevent their rivalry over the Princess by sending them to distant lands for a time.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e3:o4:1
# text = He wished to prevent their rivalry over the Princess by sending them to distant lands for a time.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	rivalry	rivalry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | their rivalry |  |  |  | over the Princess | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer rivalry=Theme |
| 3 | **send** | gerund | He *not said here* | them *= they* |  | distant lands | time |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to land=Destination |
| 4 | **rival** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom rivalry «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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