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title: Which of the following is the stated purpose of the young men's nigh… — Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following is the stated purpose of the young men's nightly ceremony as they themselves declare it? Exam question 3 of lesson 179 «Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor, part 19: a sad accident in the cave, then a lonely walk to a copper castle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor, part 19: a sad accident…

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Which of the following is the stated purpose of the young men's nightly ceremony as they themselves declare it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** men · **What happens:** follow, state, be, declare · **To what, where:** ceremony

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 179 «Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor, part 19: a sad accident in the cave, then a lonely walk to a copper castle» 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/179-pg128-part19/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:179-pg128-part19:e3:1
# text = Which of the following is the stated purpose of the young men's nightly ceremony as they themselves declare it?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	nightly	nightly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	17	nmod:unmarked	_	_
19	declare	declare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the stated purpose; of the young men's nightly ceremony | tree rules |
| 4 | **declare** *speech: other* | infinitive | men *= man* | ceremony |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Attribute |

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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 {#o1}

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to lament the bitter fruit of idleness and their own wicked lives, every single night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:179-pg128-part19:e3:o1:1
# text = to lament the bitter fruit of idleness and their own wicked lives, every single night
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lament	lament	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	idleness	idleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
15	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lament** | to-infinitive |  | the bitter fruit of idleness and fruit's own wicked lives and every single night |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fruit=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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to celebrate their wealth and their feast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:179-pg128-part19:e3:o2:1
# text = to celebrate their wealth and their feast
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | to-infinitive |  | their wealth and wealth's feast |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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to lament the fruit of idleness and wicked lives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:179-pg128-part19:e3:o3:1
# text = to lament the fruit of idleness and wicked lives
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lament	lament	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	idleness	idleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lament** | to-infinitive |  | the fruit of idleness and wicked lives |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fruit=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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to mourn the wicked ways of the old man

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:179-pg128-part19:e3:o4:1
# text = to mourn the wicked ways of the old man
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mourn	mourn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mourn** | to-infinitive |  | the wicked ways of the old man |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus |

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