--- title: Why did the princess veil up in a huff? — Arabian Nights, The Monkey Who Could W… · tree and pragmatics description: Why did the princess veil up in a huff? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 176 «Arabian Nights, The Monkey Who Could Write, part 16: the monkey's handwriting wins the Sultan's favour, and the princess reveals his secret» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/176-pg128-part16/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Arabian Nights, The Monkey Who Could W…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/176-pg128-part16/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Monkey Who Could Write, part 16: the m… Why did the princess veil up in a huff? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** princess · **What happens:** veil up This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 176 «Arabian Nights, The Monkey Who Could Write, part 16: the monkey's handwriting wins the Sultan's favour, and the princess reveals his secret» 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/176-pg128-part16/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:176-pg128-part16:t4:1 # text = Why did the princess veil up in a huff? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 veil veil VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 up up ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 huff huff NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **veil up** | past · do-support | the princess | | | | | in a huff | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in huff=Theme | 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 {#o1} She thought the Sultan's guard had seen her face ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:176-pg128-part16:t4:o1:1 # text = She thought the Sultan's guard had seen her face 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Sultan Sultan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 guard guard NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | She | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **see** | past · perfect · passive | | the Sultan's guard | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} She reckoned a strange man had come in with the captain ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:176-pg128-part16:t4:o2:1 # text = She reckoned a strange man had come in with the captain 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 parataxis _ _ 8 in in ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 captain captain NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reckon** | past | She | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **come in** | past · perfect | a strange man | | | | | with the captain | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} She reckoned a man was there ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:176-pg128-part16:t4:o3:1 # text = She reckoned a man was there 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reckon** | past | She | a man | | | | | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent man=Attribute | | 2 | **is** | past | a man *not said here* | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} She heard a noise outside ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:176-pg128-part16:t4:o4:1 # text = She heard a noise outside 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 noise noise NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 outside outside ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | She | a noise | | | | outside *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer noise=Stimulus | **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. 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