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description: What quality did the Sultan display toward Prince Ahmed following the successful return of the healthful water? Exam question 3 of lesson 1499 «Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 86: Ahmed fetches the lions' water, then meets Schaibar, the Fairy's giant brother» of the books 
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part…

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What quality did the Sultan display toward Prince Ahmed following the successful return of the healthful water?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** quality, Sultan display, healthful water · **What happens:** do, follow, return · **To what, where:** Sultan display, successful return

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1499 «Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 86: Ahmed fetches the lions' water, then meets Schaibar, the Fairy's giant brother» 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/1499-pg503-part86/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1499-pg503-part86:e3:1
# text = What quality did the Sultan display toward Prince Ahmed following the successful return of the healthful water?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Ahmed	Ahmed	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	healthful	healthful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | quality | the Sultan display |  |  |  | toward Prince Ahmed | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | the Sultan display *not said here* | the successful return of the healthful water |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent return=Theme |
| 3 | **return** |  | the healthful water |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: of=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}

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outward gratitude paired with hidden envy at him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1499-pg503-part86:e3:o1:1
# text = outward gratitude paired with hidden envy at him
1	outward	outward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gratitude	gratitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	paired	pair	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	envy	envy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pair** | participle |  | outward gratitude *not said here* |  |  |  | with hidden envy at him | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with envy=Co-Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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outward demonstrations of joy accompanied by secret jealousy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1499-pg503-part86:e3:o2:1
# text = outward demonstrations of joy accompanied by secret jealousy
1	outward	outward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	demonstrations	demonstration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accompany** | participle |  | outward demonstrations of joy *not said here* |  |  |  | by secret jealousy | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by jealousy=Destination |
| 2 | **demonstrate** |  |  | joy |  |  |  |  | nom demonstration «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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outward demonstrations of joy and thanks accompanied by secret jealousy and quiet plans against him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1499-pg503-part86:e3:o3:1
# text = outward demonstrations of joy and thanks accompanied by secret jealousy and quiet plans against him
1	outward	outward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	demonstrations	demonstration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accompany** | participle |  | thanks *not said here* |  |  |  | by secret jealousy and quiet plans against him | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by jealousy=Destination |
| 2 | **demonstrate** |  |  | joy and thanks |  |  |  |  | nom demonstration «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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outward demonstrations of joy and gratitude accompanied by secret jealousy and plans against him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1499-pg503-part86:e3:o4:1
# text = outward demonstrations of joy and gratitude accompanied by secret jealousy and plans against him
1	outward	outward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	demonstrations	demonstration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gratitude	gratitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	plans	plan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	against	against	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accompany** | participle |  | gratitude *not said here* |  |  |  | by secret jealousy | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by jealousy=Destination |
| 2 | **plan** | present | outward demonstrations of joy and gratitude |  |  |  |  | against him *= he* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **demonstrate** |  |  | joy and gratitude |  |  |  |  | nom demonstration «act transitive»: of=patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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