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title: Gutted for Douban, what was the king's last order? — Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Gutted for Douban, what was the king's last order? Test 8 · ★ 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 
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# Test 8 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Greek King and the Physician Douban, p…

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Gutted for Douban, what was the king's last order?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Douban · **What happens:** gut, be · **To what, where:** last order

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t8:1
# text = Gutted for Douban, what was the king's last order?
1	Gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Douban	Douban	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Douban | the king's last order |  |  |  |  | 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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strike and rid me of this assassin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t8:o1:1
# text = strike and rid me of this assassin
1	strike	strike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	1	cc	_	_
3	rid	rid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	assassin	assassin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rid** | past | strike | me |  |  |  | of this assassin | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Source of assassin=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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send him to the cells tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t8:o2:1
# text = send him to the cells tonight
1	send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the cells | tonight |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to cell=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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strike him down and rid me of this assassin and all his kin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t8:o3:1
# text = strike him down and rid me of this assassin and all his kin
1	strike	strike	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rid	rid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	assassin	assassin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	kin	kin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike down** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=Instrument |
| 2 | **rid** | past | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  | of this assassin and his kin | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Source of assassin=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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strike and rid me of this assassin before the court sees him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:166-pg128-part6:t8:o4:1
# text = strike and rid me of this assassin before the court sees him
1	strike	strike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	1	cc	_	_
3	rid	rid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	assassin	assassin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rid** | past | strike | me |  |  |  | of this assassin | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Source of assassin=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | present | the court | strike |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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