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title: Which course of action did the narrator undertake after his uncle's… — Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which course of action did the narrator undertake after his uncle's kingdom had been conquered? Exam question 3 of lesson 172 «Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, part 12: the prince loses his eye, his father's throne is taken, and the lovers' tomb is found» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, part 12: the prince l…

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Which course of action did the narrator undertake after his uncle's kingdom had been conquered?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** course · **What happens:** undertake, conquer · **To what, where:** kingdom

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 172 «Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, part 12: the prince loses his eye, his father's throne is taken, and the lovers' tomb is found» 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/172-pg128-part12/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:e3:1
# text = Which course of action did the narrator undertake after his uncle's kingdom had been conquered?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	undertake	undertake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	conquered	conquer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | past · do-support | which course of action |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **conquer** | past · perfect · passive |  | narrator's uncle's kingdom |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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 disguised himself as a calender and travelled to Bagdad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:e3:o1:1
# text = He disguised himself as a calender and travelled to Bagdad
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	calender	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|Typo=Yes	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Bagdad	Bagdad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | past | He | himself *= he* |  |  |  | as a calender | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Destination |
| 2 | **travel** | past | He *not said here* |  | Bagdad |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to bagdad=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He sent a letter to the Caliph asking for an army and waited at the border

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:e3:o2:1
# text = He sent a letter to the Caliph asking for an army and waited at the border
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Caliph	Caliph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	border	border	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | He | a letter | the Caliph |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme to caliph=Destination |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a army | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wait** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the border |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at border=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He stayed in the ruined city and hid for many years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:e3:o3:1
# text = He stayed in the ruined city and hid for many years
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | He |  |  | the ruined city |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in city=Location |
| 2 | **ruin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hide** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He gathered loyal men and marched on the capital to retake his lands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:e3:o4:1
# text = He gathered loyal men and marched on the capital to retake his lands
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	marched	march	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	retake	retake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | He | loyal men |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme |
| 2 | **march** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  | the capital |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on capital=Trajectory |
| 3 | **retake** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his lands |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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