--- title: Which person conveyed Sindbad to the capital, where he was graciousl… — Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Which person conveyed Sindbad to the capital, where he was graciously received by the king? Exam question 4 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, wit --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/181-pg128-part21/e4/) [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, Sindbad the Sailor, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/181-pg128-part21/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 21: Hindbad the p… Which person conveyed Sindbad to the capital, where he was graciously received by the king? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** person, king · **What happens:** convey, receive · **To what, where:** Sindbad, capital, person This is exam question 4 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/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e4:1 # text = Which person conveyed Sindbad to the capital, where he was graciously received by the king? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 conveyed convey VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 Sindbad Sindbad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 capital capital NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 13 advmod _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux:pass _ _ 12 graciously graciously ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 received receive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 14 by by ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **convey** | past | which person | Sindbad | the capital | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sindbad=Topic to capital=Recipient | | 2 | **receive** | past · passive | the king | person | | | | graciously *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=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 {#o1} the servants of the court ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e4:o1:1 # text = the servants of the court 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} the king ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e4:o2:1 # text = the king 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} a groom ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e4:o3:1 # text = a groom 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 groom groom NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} the grooms of king Mihrage ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:181-pg128-part21:e4:o4:1 # text = the grooms of king Mihrage 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 grooms groom NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:desc _ _ 5 Mihrage Mihrage PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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