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description: Which of the following describes the manner in which the Barmecide conducted the imaginary repast? Exam question 1 of lesson 196 «Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hungry brother eats an imaginary feast, and the barber revives the dead hunchback» of the books course of Mova's pri
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hung…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following describes the manner in which the Barmecide conducted the imaginary repast?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Barmecide · **What happens:** follow, describe, conduct · **To what, where:** manner, imaginary repast

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 196 «Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hungry brother eats an imaginary feast, and the barber revives the dead hunchback» 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/196-pg128-part36/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the manner in which the Barmecide conducted the imaginary repast?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Barmecide	Barmecide	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	repast	repast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **conduct** | past | the Barmecide | the imaginary repast |  | the manner |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent repast=Theme in which=Destination |

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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 -->
He gave orders to his slaves to bring many dishes, all of which were actually present.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e1:o1:1
# text = He gave orders to his slaves to bring many dishes, all of which were actually present.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	slaves	slave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nmod	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | orders | his slaves |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent order=Theme to slave=Recipient |
| 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | many dishes |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent dish=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | all |  |  |  |  | actually, present *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He mimed the washing of hands and the serving of dishes, none of which were actually provided.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e1:o2:1
# text = He mimed the washing of hands and the serving of dishes, none of which were actually provided.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mimed	mime	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	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	serving	serving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	4	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mime** | past | He | the washing of hands and the serving of dishes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S» |
| 3 | **wash** |  |  | hands |  |  |  |  | nom washing «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He arranged a sumptuous meal with silver platters, rich wines and sweet fruits, which he described at length to his unsuspecting guest.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e1:o3:1
# text = He arranged a sumptuous meal with silver platters, rich wines and sweet fruits, which he described at length to his unsuspecting guest.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sumptuous	sumptuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	platters	platter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	wines	wine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	fruits	fruit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	unsuspecting	unsuspect	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	amod	_	_
24	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrange** | past | He | a sumptuous meal |  |  |  | with silver platters and rich wines and sweet fruits | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent meal=Patient with platter=Instrument |
| 2 | **describe** | past | he | sweet fruits |  | length to his unsuspecting guest |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 3 | **unsuspect** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He invited Schacabac to a lavish banquet in his grand hall, where he insisted that every dish was being served to them both at once.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:196-pg128-part36:e1:o4:1
# text = He invited Schacabac to a lavish banquet in his grand hall, where he insisted that every dish was being served to them both at once.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	invited	invite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Schacabac	Schacabac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lavish	lavish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	banquet	banquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	insisted	insist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
20	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
24	both	both	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invite** | past | He |  | Schacabac | Schacabac's grand hall |  | to a lavish banquet | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schacabac=Recipient |
| 2 | **insist** *speech: other* | past | Schacabac |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **serve** | past · passive |  | every dish | them *= they* |  |  | both *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to they=Recipient |

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