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title: By what means does the fairy Maimoune propose to settle the dispute… — Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means does the fairy Maimoune propose to settle the dispute concerning comparative beauty? Exam question 2 of lesson 198 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kisses the sleeping prince, then a bet sends for the Chinese princess and a judge» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kis…

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By what means does the fairy Maimoune propose to settle the dispute concerning comparative beauty?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fairy Maimoune, dispute · **What happens:** mean, propose, settle, concern · **To what, where:** dispute, comparative beauty · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 198 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kisses the sleeping prince, then a bet sends for the Chinese princess and a judge» 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/198-pg128-part38/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e2:1
# text = By what means does the fairy Maimoune propose to settle the dispute concerning comparative beauty?
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Maimoune	Maimoune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	propose	propose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	settle	settle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	comparative	comparative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **propose** | present · do-support | the fairy Maimoune |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **settle** | to-infinitive | the fairy Maimoune *not said here* | the dispute |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme dispute=Location |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the dispute *not said here* | comparative beauty |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus beauty=Experiencer |

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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}

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By trading the prince's crown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e2:o1:1
# text = By trading the prince's crown
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	trading	trade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trade** | gerund |  | the prince's crown |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |
| 2 | **crown** |  | the prince |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By summoning the princess to the tower and asking the king to judge the bet fairly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e2:o2:1
# text = By summoning the princess to the tower and asking the king to judge the bet fairly
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	summoning	summon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	judge	judge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bet	bet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | gerund |  |  | the princess |  |  | to the tower | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Recipient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  | the king |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent king=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **judge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the bet |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent bet=Value |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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By bringing the princess to lie beside the prince and referring the matter to an umpire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e2:o3:1
# text = By bringing the princess to lie beside the prince and referring the matter to an umpire
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	referring	refer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	umpire	umpire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | gerund |  |  | the princess |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument princess=Destination |
| 2 | **lie** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | beside the prince | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside prince=Location |
| 3 | **refer** | gerund |  | the matter | a umpire |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent matter=Theme to umpire=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By bringing the princess to lie beside the prince and then flying home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e2:o4:1
# text = By bringing the princess to lie beside the prince and then flying home
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | gerund |  |  | the princess |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument princess=Destination |
| 2 | **lie** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | beside the prince | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside prince=Location |
| 3 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | home *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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