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title: was the First Calender's cousin's whole thing the same as the porter… — Arabian Nights, The Story of the First… · tree and pragmatics
description: was the First Calender's cousin's whole thing the same as the porter's, like going to a hiring spot? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 171 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the First Calender, part 11: the Calenders reveal who they are, and the First Calender begins his tale» of the books course of Mova's primary s
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# Test 10 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Story of the First Calender, part 11:…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
was the First Calender's cousin's whole thing the same as the porter's, like going to a hiring spot?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be, go · **To what, where:** whole thing, hiring spot

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 171 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the First Calender, part 11: the Calenders reveal who they are, and the First Calender 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/171-pg128-part11/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:171-pg128-part11:t10:1
# text = was the First Calender's cousin's whole thing the same as the porter's, like going to a hiring spot?
1	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	Calender	Calender	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	csubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	porter	porter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	parataxis	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	hiring	hiring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the First Calender's cousin's whole thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  | a hiring spot |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to spot=Initial\_Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, the cousin had a feast and a secret tomb

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:171-pg128-part11:t10:o1:1
# text = nah, the cousin had a feast and a secret tomb
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the cousin | a feast and a secret tomb |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, the porter had a feast instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:171-pg128-part11:t10:o2:1
# text = nah, the porter had a feast instead
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	porter	porter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the porter | a feast |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, the cousin had a sister and a basket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:171-pg128-part11:t10:o3:1
# text = nah, the cousin had a sister and a basket
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the cousin | a sister and a basket |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, the cousin threw a feast and later led a lady into a secret tomb

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:171-pg128-part11:t10:o4:1
# text = nah, the cousin threw a feast and later led a lady into a secret tomb
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | the cousin | a feast |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Theme |
| 2 | **lead** | past | the cousin *not said here* | a lady |  | a secret tomb |  | late *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent lady=Theme into tomb=Destination |

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