--- title: Which object did the fisherman draw from the sea on his fourth attem… — Arabian Nights, The Fisherman and the… · tree and pragmatics description: Which object did the fisherman draw from the sea on his fourth attempt? Exam question 1 of lesson 165 «Arabian Nights, The Fisherman and the Genie, part 5: the jar is opened and a furious genie appears» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/165-pg128-part5/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Arabian Nights, The Fisherman and the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/165-pg128-part5/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Fisherman and the Genie, part 5: the j… Which object did the fisherman draw from the sea on his fourth attempt? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** do, attempt · **To what, where:** fisherman draw, sea This is exam question 1 of lesson 165 «Arabian Nights, The Fisherman and the Genie, part 5: the jar is opened and a furious genie appears» 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/165-pg128-part5/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:165-pg128-part5:e1:1 # text = Which object did the fisherman draw from the sea on his fourth attempt? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 object object 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 fisherman fisherman NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 draw draw NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 on on ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 12 fourth fourth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 13 amod _ _ 13 attempt attempt NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | which object | the fisherman draw | | the sea | | on object's fourth attempt | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent draw=Eventuality | | 2 | **attempt** | | object | | | | | | nom attempt «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} a yellow pot sealed with lead ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:165-pg128-part5:e1:o1:1 # text = a yellow pot sealed with lead 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 yellow yellow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 pot pot NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 lead lead NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seal** | participle | | a yellow pot *not said here* | | | | with lead | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} a blue vase closed with wax ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:165-pg128-part5:e1:o2:1 # text = a blue vase closed with wax 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 blue blue ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 vase vase NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 closed close VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 wax wax NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **close** | participle | | a blue vase *not said here* | | | | with wax | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with wax=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} a yellow pot sealed with lead and stamped with the king's seal ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:165-pg128-part5:e1:o3:1 # text = a yellow pot sealed with lead and stamped with the king's seal 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 yellow yellow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 pot pot NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 lead lead NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 8 stamped stamp VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 seal seal NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seal** | participle | | a yellow pot *not said here* | | | | with lead | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **stamp** | past | a yellow pot | | | | | with the king's seal | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with seal=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} a large golden urn sealed tightly with lead and wax by the king ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:165-pg128-part5:e1:o4:1 # text = a large golden urn sealed tightly with lead and wax by the king 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 urn urn NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 tightly tightly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 lead lead NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 wax wax NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seal** | participle | | a large golden urn *not said here* | | | | with lead and wax; by the king; tightly *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | **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. 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