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title: so how'd the narrator hide his face, like was it a mask or what? — Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: so how'd the narrator hide his face, like was it a mask or what? Test 7 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and p
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# Test 7 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Three Calenders, part 12: the prince l…

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so how'd the narrator hide his face, like was it a mask or what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** narrator, face · **What happens:** hide, be · **To what, where:** face

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This is test 7 · ★ 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. 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t7:1
# text = so how'd the narrator hide his face, like was it a mask or what?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | infinitive | the narrator | narrator's face |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | face |  |  |  |  | like a mask | 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 shaved his beard and eyebrows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t7:o1:1
# text = he shaved his beard and eyebrows
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shaved	shave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	eyebrows	eyebrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shave** | past | he | his beard and eyebrows |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beard=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he dyed his beard black

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t7:o2:1
# text = he dyed his beard black
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dyed	dye	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dye** | past | he | his beard |  |  |  | black *property* | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beard=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he rubbed mud on his whole face

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t7:o3:1
# text = he rubbed mud on his whole face
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | past | he | mud |  | his whole face |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mud=Theme on face=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he wore a hood and veil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:172-pg128-part12:t7:o4:1
# text = he wore a hood and veil
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	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	hood	hood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	veil	veil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | he | a hood and veil |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hood=Theme |

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