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title: Mate, so the merchant just wanders back to get killed, proper? — Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the G… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, so the merchant just wanders back to get killed, proper? Test 1 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Test 1 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Merchant and the Genie, part 3: the me…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mate, so the merchant just wanders back to get killed, proper?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** merchant · **What happens:** wander back, kill

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This is test 1 · ★ 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. 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/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:t1:1
# text = Mate, so the merchant just wanders back to get killed, proper?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	wanders	wander	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wander back** | present | the merchant |  |  |  |  | Mate *vocative* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | to-infinitive · passive | the merchant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he gave his word, so he went back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:t1:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he gave his word, so he went back
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | he | his word |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 2 | **go back** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he never meant to go back, but then he remembered his promise and returned to the fountain

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:t1:o2:1
# text = Nah, he never meant to go back, but then he remembered his promise and returned to the fountain
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **remember** | past | he | his promise |  |  | then |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 4 | **return** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the fountain *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to fountain=Result |
| 5 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he gave his word to the genie, so he went back to the fountain to die

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:t1:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he gave his word to the genie, so he went back to the fountain to die
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | he | his word | the genie |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Theme to genie=Recipient |
| 2 | **go back** | past | he |  |  |  |  | to the fountain *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to fountain=Result |
| 3 | **die** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he went back to pay his debts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:163-pg128-part3:t1:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he went back to pay his debts
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	debts	debt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | his debts |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset |

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