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title: so the doctor's servant gave the sick guy a fee? — Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunch… · tree and pragmatics
description: so the doctor's servant gave the sick guy a fee? Test 9 · ★ 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 pragmatics of
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# Test 9 · ★ · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Hunchback, part 32: a dea…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
so the doctor's servant gave the sick guy a fee?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** servant · **What happens:** give · **To what, where:** sick guy

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t9:1
# text = so the doctor's servant gave the sick guy a fee?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the doctor's servant | the sick guy |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent guy=Recipient fee=Theme |

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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 -->
yeah, she handed over the fee and then went out to the market to buy bread and wine for the house

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t9:o1:1
# text = yeah, she handed over the fee and then went out to the market to buy bread and wine for the house
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
17	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand** | past | she |  |  | the fee |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go out** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  | then | to the market; out *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | bread and wine |  |  |  | for the house | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent bread=Theme for house=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, she never saw the sick guy at all, she just opened the door in the dark for the doctor's visitor

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t9:o2:1
# text = nah, she never saw the sick guy at all, she just opened the door in the dark for the doctor's visitor
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | past | she | the sick guy |  | all |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer guy=Stimulus |
| 2 | **open** | past | she | the door |  | the dark |  | for the doctor's visitor | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent door=Theme in dark=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, she brought the fee to him at the bedside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t9:o3:1
# text = yeah, she brought the fee to him at the bedside
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bedside	bedside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | she | the fee | him *= he* | the bedside |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent fee=Theme to he=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, she just opened the door in the dark and handed the doctor the fee

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:192-pg128-part32:t9:o4:1
# text = nah, she just opened the door in the dark and handed the doctor the fee
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | she | the door |  | the dark |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent door=Theme in dark=Location |
| 2 | **hand** | past | she *not said here* | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Destination fee=Theme |

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