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description: Which of the following describes the Sultan's second request to his son, as recorded in the passage? Exam question 2 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 t
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# Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part…

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Which of the following describes the Sultan's second request to his son, as recorded in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, record · **To what, where:** son, passage

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e2:1
# text = Which of the following describes the Sultan's second request to his son, as recorded in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the Sultan's second request; to his son | tree rules |
| 3 | **record** | participle |  | his son *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination |

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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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A jar of the Water of the Fountain of Dew, for the Sultan's feast

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e2:o1:1
# text = A jar of the Water of the Fountain of Dew, for the Sultan's feast
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Water	Water	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Fountain	Fountain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Dew	Dew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bottle of the Water of the Fountain of Lions, to be used as medicine

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e2:o2:1
# text = A bottle of the Water of the Fountain of Lions, to be used as medicine
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Water	Water	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Fountain	Fountain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | as medicine | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bottle of the Water from the Lions' Court, for healing wounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e2:o3:1
# text = A bottle of the Water from the Lions' Court, for healing wounds
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Water	Water	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	Court	Court	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	healing	healing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bottle of the Water of the Fountain of Lions, to be used as medicine for every fever in the land

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1498-pg503-part85:e2:o4:1
# text = A bottle of the Water of the Fountain of Lions, to be used as medicine for every fever in the land
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Water	Water	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Fountain	Fountain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  | the land |  | as medicine; for every fever | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |

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