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title: By what means was the old woman conveyed from the palace to her dwel… — Arabian Nights, The Princess Gulizar,… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means was the old woman conveyed from the palace to her dwelling? Exam question 1 of lesson 1853 «Arabian Nights, The Princess Gulizar, part 37: a poisoned pilaw meant for the vizier's son» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Princess Gulizar, part 37: a poisoned…

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By what means was the old woman conveyed from the palace to her dwelling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** mean, be, convey · **To what, where:** old woman, palace

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1853 «Arabian Nights, The Princess Gulizar, part 37: a poisoned pilaw meant for the vizier's son» 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/1853-pg7128-part37/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1853-pg7128-part37:e1:1
# text = By what means was the old woman conveyed from the palace to her dwelling?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | the old woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **convey** | participle |  | the old woman *not said here* |  | the palace to woman's dwelling |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from palace=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 -->
By a magic carpet that flew her quickly home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1853-pg7128-part37:e1:o1:1
# text = By a magic carpet that flew her quickly home
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | a magic carpet | her *= she* |  |  |  | home, quickly *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location she=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By a silver litter that four servants carried

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1853-pg7128-part37:e1:o2:1
# text = By a silver litter that four servants carried
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | four servants | a silver litter |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By a charmed swing that took her where she wished

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1853-pg7128-part37:e1:o3:1
# text = By a charmed swing that took her where she wished
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	charmed	charm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charm** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **take** | past | a charmed swing |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination |
| 3 | **wish** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Carried by palace guards all the way through the city streets to her small hut at dusk

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1853-pg7128-part37:e1:o4:1
# text = Carried by palace guards all the way through the city streets to her small hut at dusk
1	Carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | participle |  | all way |  | the city streets | dusk | by palace guards; to her small hut | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to hut=Destination |

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