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title: Which of the following statements concerning the tent, as described… — Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the F… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements concerning the tent, as described in the passage, is accurate? Exam question 1 of lesson 1498 «Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 85: the Sultan asks for a magic tent and healing water» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the d
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part…

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Which of the following statements concerning the tent, as described in the passage, is accurate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, concern, describe, be · **To what, where:** tent, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1498 «Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 85: the Sultan asks for a magic tent and healing water» 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/1498-pg503-part85/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements concerning the tent, as described in the passage, is accurate?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
6	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	csubj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	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 | **concern** | gerund |  | the tent |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **describe** | participle |  | the tent *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurate *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
The tent was made of silk and gold thread for the palace guards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e1:o1:1
# text = The tent was made of silk and gold thread for the palace guards
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the tent |  |  |  | of silk and gold thread; for the palace guards | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for guard=Asset |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It stayed small

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e1:o2:1
# text = It stayed small
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | It |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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The tent expanded in size to suit the army it was required to cover

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e1:o3:1
# text = The tent expanded in size to suit the army it was required to cover
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	expanded	expand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	suit	suit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expand** | past | the tent |  |  | size |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **suit** | to-infinitive | the tent *not said here* | the army |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **require** | past · passive | the army *not said here* | tent |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **cover** | to-infinitive | the army *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The tent shrank small enough to fit inside a single treasury chest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e1:o4:1
# text = The tent shrank small enough to fit inside a single treasury chest
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shrank	shrink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	treasury	treasury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | past | the tent |  |  | a single treasury chest |  | small *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **fit** | to-infinitive | the tent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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