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description: Which of the following best identifies the circumstances in which the first old man addresses the genie? Exam question 2 of lesson 163 «Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the merchant goes back to the fountain, and an old man begins his tale» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
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# Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the me…

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Which of the following best identifies the circumstances in which the first old man addresses the genie?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** first old man · **What happens:** follow, identify, address · **To what, where:** circumstances, genie

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 163 «Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the merchant goes back to the fountain, and an old man begins his tale» 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/163-pg128-part3/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e2:1
# text = Which of the following best identifies the circumstances in which the first old man addresses the genie?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	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	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	addresses	address	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 | **identify** | present |  | the circumstances |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **address** | present | the first old man | the genie |  | the circumstances |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent genie=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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He kneels before the genie and asks him to calm down and hear his tale

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e2:o1:1
# text = He kneels before the genie and asks him to calm down and hear his tale
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kneels	kneel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | present | He |  |  | the genie |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before genie=Location |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | He *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **calm down** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **hear** | infinitive | He *not said here* | his tale |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer tale=Stimulus |
| 5 | **tell** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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He kneels before the genie and petitions him to suspend his wrath and attend to his narrative

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e2:o2:1
# text = He kneels before the genie and petitions him to suspend his wrath and attend to his narrative
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kneels	kneel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	petitions	petition	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	suspend	suspend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	attend	attend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | present | He |  |  | the genie |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before genie=Location |
| 2 | **petition** | present | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **suspend** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his wrath |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrath=Theme |
| 4 | **attend** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to his narrative | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent to narrative=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He bows low and asks the genie to hear his account before striking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e2:o3:1
# text = He bows low and asks the genie to hear his account before striking
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bows	bow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	striking	strike	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | present | He |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | He *not said here* | the genie |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent genie=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the genie *not said here* | his account |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer account=Stimulus |
| 4 | **strike** | gerund | the genie *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **account** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He kneels before the genie, begs him to suspend his wrath and listen patiently to the whole narrative from start to finish

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:e2:o4:1
# text = He kneels before the genie, begs him to suspend his wrath and listen patiently to the whole narrative from start to finish
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kneels	kneel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	begs	beg	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	suspend	suspend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	patiently	patiently	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | present | He |  |  | the genie |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before genie=Location |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | present | He *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **suspend** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his wrath |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrath=Theme |
| 4 | **listen** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the whole narrative from start; patiently *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to narrative=Theme |
| 5 | **finish** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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