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title: Evaluate the justification offered by the prince for his reluctance… — Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Evaluate the justification offered by the prince for his reluctance to contract marriage, as expressed in his conversation with the Sultana Fatima. Exam question 3 of lesson 197 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura, part 37: the prince refuses to marry and is locked in a tow
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badou…

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Evaluate the justification offered by the prince for his reluctance to contract marriage, as expressed in his conversation with the Sultana Fatima.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, his · **What happens:** evaluate, offer, contract, express, converse · **To what, where:** justification, marriage, conversation

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 197 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura, part 37: the prince refuses to marry and is locked in a tower» 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/197-pg128-part37/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:197-pg128-part37:e3:1
# text = Evaluate the justification offered by the prince for his reluctance to contract marriage, as expressed in his conversation with the Sultana Fatima.
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	justification	justification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	reluctance	reluctance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	contract	contract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
13	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	expressed	express	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Sultana	Sultana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Fatima	Fatima	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the justification |  |  |  | for his reluctance | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent justification=Theme for reluctance=Attribute |
| 2 | **offer** | participle |  | the justification *not said here* |  |  |  | by the prince | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **contract** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | marriage |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent marriage=Patient |
| 4 | **express** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | his conversation with the Sultana Fatima |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **converse** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  | with the Sultana Fatima | nom conversation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He objects to marrying an unknown woman chosen without his knowledge or consent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:197-pg128-part37:e3:o1:1
# text = He objects to marrying an unknown woman chosen without his knowledge or consent
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	objects	object	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	marrying	marry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **object** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **marry** | gerund | He *not said here* | a unknown woman |  |  |  | without his knowledge or consent | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Patient |
| 3 | **choose** | participle |  | a unknown woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He objects to marrying an unknown woman chosen without his knowledge or consent, as his mother had already warned him against the match

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:197-pg128-part37:e3:o2:1
# text = He objects to marrying an unknown woman chosen without his knowledge or consent, as his mother had already warned him against the match
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	objects	object	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	marrying	marry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
19	already	already	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	against	against	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **object** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **marry** | gerund | He *not said here* | a unknown woman |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Patient |
| 3 | **choose** | participle |  | a unknown woman *not said here* |  |  |  | without his knowledge or consent | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **have** | past | his mother |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | He *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | against the match | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient against match=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He resents the idea of any marriage at all, since his books matter more

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:197-pg128-part37:e3:o3:1
# text = He resents the idea of any marriage at all, since his books matter more
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resents	resent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resent** | present | He | the idea of any marriage |  | all |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer idea=Stimulus |
| 2 | **matter** | present | his books |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He thinks marriage is a waste of time for princes of his rank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:197-pg128-part37:e3:o4:1
# text = He thinks marriage is a waste of time for princes of his rank
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | marriage | a waste |  |  | time |  | tree rules |

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