--- title: Why'd the salt not kill him, is that even possible? — Arabian Nights, Alnaschar, part 34: th… · tree and pragmatics description: Why'd the salt not kill him, is that even possible? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 194 «Arabian Nights, Alnaschar, part 34: the broken glass, the gold, and the trap below the house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/194-pg128-part34/t7/) [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, Alnaschar, part 34: th…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/194-pg128-part34/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Alnaschar, part 34: the broken glass, the… Why'd the salt not kill him, is that even possible? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** salt · **What happens:** not kill, be · **To what, where:** him This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 194 «Arabian Nights, Alnaschar, part 34: the broken glass, the gold, and the trap below the house» 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/194-pg128-part34/#t7). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:194-pg128-part34:t7:1 # text = Why'd the salt not kill him, is that even possible? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 salt salt NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 kill kill VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 11 even even ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **kill** | infinitive | the salt *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | the salt | | | | | possible *property* | tree rules | 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} The salt numbed him, so he slept on ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:194-pg128-part34:t7:o1:1 # text = The salt numbed him, so he slept on 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 salt salt NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 numbed numb VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 slept sleep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 on on ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **numb** | past | the salt | him *= he* | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | | 2 | **sleep on** | past | salt | | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It stung him, so he stayed awake, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:194-pg128-part34:t7:o2:1 # text = It stung him, so he stayed awake, innit 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 stung sting VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 stayed stay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 awake awake ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 innit innit INTJ UH _ 2 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sting** | past | It | him *= he* | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer | | 2 | **stay** | past | he | | | | | awake *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Salt blocks blood, so he survived it ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:194-pg128-part34:t7:o3:1 # text = Salt blocks blood, so he survived it 1 Salt salt NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 blocks block VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 survived survive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **block** | present | Salt | blood | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer blood=Theme | | 2 | **survive** | past | Salt | blood | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Circumstance | ### Option 4 {#o4} It cured the cuts, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:194-pg128-part34:t7:o4:1 # text = It cured the cuts, mate 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cured cure VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 cuts cut NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cure** | past | It | the cuts and mate | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer cut=Source | **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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