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description: Which of the following describes the principal lesson the vizir draws from the tale of the husband and the parrot? Exam question 2 of lesson 166 «Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, part 6: the king doubts the vizir, then condemns the physician to death» of the books course of M
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# Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, p…

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Which of the following describes the principal lesson the vizir draws from the tale of the husband and the parrot?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** vizir, husband · **What happens:** follow, be, draw, tell · **To what, where:** principal lesson, tale · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 166 «Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, part 6: the king doubts the vizir, then condemns the physician to death» 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/166-pg128-part6/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:e2:1
# text = Which of the following describes the principal lesson the vizir draws from the tale of the husband and the parrot?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	draws	draw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the principal lesson | tree rules |
| 3 | **draw** | present | the vizir | the principal lesson *not said here* |  | the tale of the husband and the parrot |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent lesson=Theme from tale=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **tell** |  | the husband and the parrot |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Women should never be trusted with secrets of the household and the court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:e2:o1:1
# text = Women should never be trusted with secrets of the household and the court
1	Women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	secrets	secret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **trust** | should · passive |  | Women |  |  |  | with secrets of the household and the court | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: subject=Recipient with secret=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Birds should never be kept

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:e2:o2:1
# text = Birds should never be kept
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **keep** | should · passive |  | Birds |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Credulity toward a single account is unwise, and the husband erred in destroying the bird

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:e2:o3:1
# text = Credulity toward a single account is unwise, and the husband erred in destroying the bird
1	Credulity	credulity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unwise	unwise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	erred	err	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
13	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	destroying	destroy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Credulity toward a single account |  |  |  |  | unwise *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **err** | participle · passive |  | the husband |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **destroy** | gerund |  | the bird |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A husband should always punish a servant who lies to him about the weather

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:e2:o4:1
# text = A husband should always punish a servant who lies to him about the weather
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | should | a husband | a servant |  |  |  | always *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Patient |
| 2 | **lie** | present | a servant |  | husband |  |  | about the weather | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about weather=Location |

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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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