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title: wait, the hunchback was like a jester for the Sultan? — Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunch… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, the hunchback was like a jester for the Sultan? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 192 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dead hunchback is passed from house to house, and three innocent men nearly hang» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Test 7 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dea…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wait, the hunchback was like a jester for the Sultan?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, hunchback · **What happens:** wait, be

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 192 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dead hunchback is passed from house to house, and three innocent men nearly hang» 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/192-pg128-part32/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t7:1
# text = wait, the hunchback was like a jester for the Sultan?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jester	jester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the hunchback |  |  |  |  | like a jester; for the Sultan | tree rules |

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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 -->
yup, he was a steward who served the Sultan's table at feasts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t7:o1:1
# text = yup, he was a steward who served the Sultan's table at feasts
1	yup	yup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	steward	steward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	feasts	feast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | yup | a steward |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **serve** | past | a steward | the Sultan's table |  | feasts |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he was one of the Sultan's private jesters, which is why the cop stopped everything and went to ask first

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t7:o2:1
# text = yeah, he was one of the Sultan's private jesters, which is why the cop stopped everything and went to ask first
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	jesters	jester	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	cop	cop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	18	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
24	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | one |  |  |  | of the Sultan's private jesters | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | past | one | everything |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality everything=Eventuality |
| 4 | **go** | past | one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | one *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, he was just a random hunchback who begged in the square until the cop kicked him out of town

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t7:o3:1
# text = nah, he was just a random hunchback who begged in the square until the cop kicked him out of town
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	random	random	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hunchback	hunchback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cop	cop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | a random hunchback |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | a random hunchback |  |  | the square |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **kick** | past | the cop | him *= he* |  | town |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Patient out town=Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, he was one of his private jesters, so the cop paused it

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t7:o4:1
# text = yeah, he was one of his private jesters, so the cop paused it
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	jesters	jester	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cop	cop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	paused	pause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | he | one |  |  |  | of his private jesters | tree rules |
| 2 | **pause** | past | one | cop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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