--- title: Which object did the protagonist secure to his person as a store of… — Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Which object did the protagonist secure to his person as a store of valuable stones? Exam question 2 of lesson 183 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 23: Sindbad escapes the diamond valley on an eagle's meat and sails home with the merchants.» 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/183-pg128-part23/e2/) [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/183-pg128-part23/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 23: Sindbad escap… Which object did the protagonist secure to his person as a store of valuable stones? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** protagonist This is exam question 2 of lesson 183 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 23: Sindbad escapes the diamond valley on an eagle's meat and sails home with the merchants.» 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/183-pg128-part23/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:183-pg128-part23:e2:1 # text = Which object did the protagonist secure to his person as a store of valuable stones? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 object object NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 protagonist protagonist NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 secure secure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 as as ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 store store NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 valuable valuable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 stones stone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | which object | the protagonist | | | | to object's person; as a store of valuable stones | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent protagonist=Eventuality | 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} A heavy wallet hidden inside his robe and tied with cord to his waist ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:183-pg128-part23:e2:o1:1 # text = A heavy wallet hidden inside his robe and tied with cord to his waist 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 wallet wallet NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 inside inside ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 robe robe NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 cord cord NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 waist waist NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | participle | | a heavy wallet *not said here* | | his robe | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent inside robe=Location | | 2 | **tie** | participle | | | | | | with cord; to his waist | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient with cord=Co-Patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} A leathern wallet tied to his belt ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:183-pg128-part23:e2:o2:1 # text = A leathern wallet tied to his belt 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 leathern leathern ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 wallet wallet NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 belt belt NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie** | participle | | a leathern wallet *not said here* | | | | to his belt | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to belt=Co-Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} A bag of gold ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:183-pg128-part23:e2:o3:1 # text = A bag of gold 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bag bag NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} A silk purse fastened to his sash ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:183-pg128-part23:e2:o4:1 # text = A silk purse fastened to his sash 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 silk silk NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 fastened fasten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 sash sash NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fasten** | participle | | a silk purse *not said here* | | | | to his sash | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to sash=Co-Patient | **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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