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title: Explain the reason given for Scheherazade's wish to become the sulta… — Fairy Books, The Arabian Nights, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the reason given for Scheherazade's wish to become the sultan's bride. Exam question 4 of lesson 161 «Fairy Books, The Arabian Nights, part 1: a clever girl offers herself to the sultan» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Books, The Arabian Nights, part 1: a clever girl off…

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Explain the reason given for Scheherazade's wish to become the sultan's bride.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Scheherazade · **What happens:** explain, give, become, wish · **To what, where:** reason, bride

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 161 «Fairy Books, The Arabian Nights, part 1: a clever girl offers herself to the sultan» 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/161-pg128-part1/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:161-pg128-part1:e4:1
# text = Explain the reason given for Scheherazade's wish to become the sultan's bride.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Scheherazade	Scheherazade	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sultan	sultan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | for Scheherazade's wish | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for wish=Asset |
| 3 | **become** | to-infinitive |  | the sultan's bride |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **wish** |  | Scheherazade |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: 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}

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She was determined to save the women

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:161-pg128-part1:e4:o1:1
# text = She was determined to save the women
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the women |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She was determined to end the barbarous practice of the sultan's marriages forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:161-pg128-part1:e4:o2:1
# text = She was determined to end the barbarous practice of the sultan's marriages forever
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	barbarous	barbarous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sultan	sultan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	marriages	marriage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
14	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the barbarous practice of the sultan's marriages |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality practice=Eventuality |
| 3 | **practice** |  |  | the sultan's marriages |  |  |  |  | nom practice «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **marry** |  | the sultan |  |  |  |  |  | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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She was determined to end the barbarous practice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:161-pg128-part1:e4:o3:1
# text = She was determined to end the barbarous practice
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	barbarous	barbarous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the barbarous practice |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality practice=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She was determined to end the barbarous practice and to marry the sultan herself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:161-pg128-part1:e4:o4:1
# text = She was determined to end the barbarous practice and to marry the sultan herself
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	barbarous	barbarous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sultan	sultan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the barbarous practice |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality practice=Eventuality |
| 3 | **marry** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the sultan |  |  |  | herself *= she* *obl* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sultan=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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