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title: Mate, why did the vizir reckon Douban was dodgy? — Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mate, why did the vizir reckon Douban was dodgy? Test 3 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 3 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, p…

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Mate, why did the vizir reckon Douban was dodgy?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** vizir, Douban · **What happens:** reckon, be · **To what, where:** Mate

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This is test 3 · ★ 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. 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t3:1
# text = Mate, why did the vizir reckon Douban was dodgy?
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reckon	reckon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	Douban	Douban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past · do-support | the vizir | Mate |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Douban |  |  |  |  | dodgy *property* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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he reckoned Douban was out to do the king in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t3:o1:1
# text = he reckoned Douban was out to do the king in
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckoned	reckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Douban	Douban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Douban |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do in** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the king |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he reckoned Douban was out to do the king in and steal the crown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t3:o2:1
# text = he reckoned Douban was out to do the king in and steal the crown
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckoned	reckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Douban	Douban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	steal	steal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Douban |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do in** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the king |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Eventuality |
| 4 | **steal** | present | he *not said here* | the crown |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crown=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he reckoned Douban had been bribed by the Greek enemies to ruin the realm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t3:o3:1
# text = he reckoned Douban had been bribed by the Greek enemies to ruin the realm
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckoned	reckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Douban	Douban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	bribed	bribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	ruin	ruin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bribe** | past · perfect · passive | the Greek enemies | Douban |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 3 | **ruin** | to-infinitive | the Greek enemies *not said here* | the realm |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent realm=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he believed Douban was a traitor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t3:o4:1
# text = he believed Douban was a traitor
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Douban	Douban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	traitor	traitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Douban | a traitor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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