--- title: What measure of gold coin did the narrator bestow upon his companion… — Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: What measure of gold coin did the narrator bestow upon his companion Hindbad? Exam question 3 of lesson 185 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 25: Sindbad escapes the snake, is rescued, gets his goods back, and meets cruel islanders» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/185-pg128-part25/e3/) [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/185-pg128-part25/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 25: Sindbad escap… What measure of gold coin did the narrator bestow upon his companion Hindbad? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** measure · **What happens:** bestow, measure · **To what, where:** gold coin This is exam question 3 of lesson 185 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 25: Sindbad escapes the snake, is rescued, gets his goods back, and meets cruel islanders» 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/185-pg128-part25/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e3:1 # text = What measure of gold coin did the narrator bestow upon his companion Hindbad? 1 What what DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 measure measure NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 coin coin NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 narrator narrator NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 bestow bestow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 upon upon ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 companion companion NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 Hindbad Hindbad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bestow** | past · do-support | what measure of gold coin | | | | | upon narrator's companion | tree rules | | 2 | **measure** | | | gold coin | | | | | nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient | 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 full purse of a thousand sequins that he had carried from the island ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e3:o1:1 # text = The full purse of a thousand sequins that he had carried from the island 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 thousand thousand NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nmod _ _ 7 sequins sequin VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 12 from from ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sequin** | present | the full purse of a thousand | | | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **carry** | past · perfect | purse | | | the island | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from island=Initial\_Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Two hundred dinars ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e3:o2:1 # text = Two hundred dinars 1 Two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 compound _ _ 2 hundred hundred NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 dinars dinar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} All the sequins he had earned from selling the goods of the dead merchant ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e3:o3:1 # text = All the sequins he had earned from selling the goods of the dead merchant 1 All all DET PDT PronType=Tot 3 det:predet _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 sequins sequin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 earned earn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 from from SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 8 selling sell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 goods goods NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **earn** | past · perfect | all sequins | | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **sell** | gerund | all sequins *not said here* | the goods of the dead merchant | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} One hundred sequins ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e3:o4:1 # text = One hundred sequins 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 compound _ _ 2 hundred hundred NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 sequins sequin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` 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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