--- title: Which means of escape did the narrator employ to alert the passing v… — Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Which means of escape did the narrator employ to alert the passing vessel? Exam question 4 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 depende --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/185-pg128-part25/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/185-pg128-part25/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 25: Sindbad escap… Which means of escape did the narrator employ to alert the passing vessel? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** mean, employ, alert, pass · **To what, where:** passing vessel · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 4 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/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e4:1 # text = Which means of escape did the narrator employ to alert the passing vessel? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 escape escape NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 5 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 narrator narrator NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 employ employ VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 alert alert VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 passing pass VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 13 amod _ _ 13 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **employ** | past · do-support | the narrator | | | | | of escape | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute | | 3 | **alert** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | the narrator *not said here* | the passing vessel | | | | | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent vessel=Recipient | | 4 | **pass** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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} He yelled and waved his shawl ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e4:o1:1 # text = He yelled and waved his shawl 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 yelled yell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 waved wave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 shawl shawl NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | past | He | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wave** | past | He *not said here* | his shawl | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shawl=Patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He shouted and waved his turban ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e4:o2:1 # text = He shouted and waved his turban 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shouted shout VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 waved wave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 turban turban NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wave** | past | He *not said here* | his turban | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turban=Patient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He built a signal fire on the shore and then shouted to the crew ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e4:o3:1 # text = He built a signal fire on the shore and then shouted to the crew 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 built build VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 signal signal NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 shore shore NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 11 advmod _ _ 11 shouted shout VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 crew crew NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **build** | past | He | a signal fire | | the shore | | | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fire=Theme on shore=Source | | 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He *not said here* | | the crew | | then | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to crew=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} He called out and waved his cloak ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:185-pg128-part25:e4:o4:1 # text = He called out and waved his cloak 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 out out ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 waved wave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 cloak cloak NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call out** *speech: assert* | past | He | | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wave** | past | He *not said here* | his cloak | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloak=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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