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# Test 1 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 28: Sindbad outwi…

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yo, did Sindbad actually get the old dude off his back or nah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, get · **To what, where:** Sindbad, old dude

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 188 «Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 28: Sindbad outwits the Old Man, grows rich, then is stranded on a cliff island» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/188-pg128-part28/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t1:1
# text = yo, did Sindbad actually get the old dude off his back or nah?
1	yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Sindbad	Sindbad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	off	off	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	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | Sindbad |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sindbad=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get** | present |  | the old dude |  |  |  | off Sindbad's back; actually *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dude=Stimulus |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he tricked him with a stick and ran off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t1:o1:1
# text = yeah, he tricked him with a stick and ran off
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tricked	trick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | past | he | him *= he* |  |  |  | with a stick | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **run off** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he got him wasted on wine and chucked him down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t1:o2:1
# text = yeah, he got him wasted on wine and chucked him down
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **waste** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on wine *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent on wine=Goal |
| 3 | **chuck down** | past | he *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he fed him wine till he passed out and then threw him off the island cliff onto the rocks

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t1:o3:1
# text = yeah, he fed him wine till he passed out and then threw him off the island cliff onto the rocks
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | he | wine | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient wine=Theme |
| 2 | **pass out** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **throw** | past | he *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the rocks | then | off the island cliff | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme off cliff=Initial\_Location onto rock=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he tried wine but the old dude just held on tighter and laughed at him all day

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:188-pg128-part28:t1:o4:1
# text = nah, he tried wine but the old dude just held on tighter and laughed at him all day
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dude	dude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	tighter	tight	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | he | wine |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wine=Eventuality |
| 2 | **hold** | past | the old dude |  |  | tighter |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tight=Location |
| 3 | **laugh** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  | day | at dude | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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