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title: Which vessel departed from the port of Balsora with Sindbad aboard? — Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which vessel departed from the port of Balsora with Sindbad aboard? Exam question 2 of lesson 181 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 21: Hindbad the porter is summoned to Sindbad's feast and hears how the voyages began» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 21: Hindbad the p…

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Which vessel departed from the port of Balsora with Sindbad aboard?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** vessel · **What happens:** depart · **To what, where:** port

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 181 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 21: Hindbad the porter is summoned to Sindbad's feast and hears how the voyages began» 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/181-pg128-part21/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e2:1
# text = Which vessel departed from the port of Balsora with Sindbad aboard?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Balsora	Balsora	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Sindbad	Sindbad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	aboard	aboard	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depart** | past | which vessel |  |  | the port of Balsora with Sindbad |  | aboard *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from port=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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the vessel that his parents had once owned and that now sailed out under his command for trade

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e2:o1:1
# text = the vessel that his parents had once owned and that now sailed out under his command for trade
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
8	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	sailed	sail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	under	under	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | past · perfect · passive |  | the vessel |  |  |  | once *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **sail out** | participle |  |  |  | his command | now | for trade | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **command** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a boat hired by the local fishermen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e2:o2:1
# text = a boat hired by the local fishermen
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	hired	hire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hire** | participle |  | a boat *not said here* |  |  |  | by the local fishermen | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a large ship built by the merchants of the city, fitted with sails, oars, and provisions for the long voyage

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e2:o3:1
# text = a large ship built by the merchants of the city, fitted with sails, oars, and provisions for the long voyage
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	fitted	fit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	oars	oar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | participle |  | a large ship *not said here* |  |  |  | by the merchants of the city | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **fit** | participle · passive |  | a large ship |  |  |  | with sails and oars; provisions for the long voyage *obl* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a ship fitted out between the merchants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e2:o4:1
# text = a ship fitted out between the merchants
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fitted	fit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit out** | participle | a ship |  |  | the merchants |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent between merchant=Destination |

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