--- title: Describe the seven palaces constructed by the King of China for his… — Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, p… · tree and pragmatics description: Describe the seven palaces constructed by the King of China for his daughter in order of their materials. Exam question 3 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 Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/198-pg128-part38/e3/) [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, Prince Camaralzaman, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/198-pg128-part38/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kis… Describe the seven palaces constructed by the King of China for his daughter in order of their materials. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe, construct, order · **To what, where:** seven palaces, order, materials This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e3:1 # text = Describe the seven palaces constructed by the King of China for his daughter in order of their materials. 1 Describe describe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 palaces palace NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 5 constructed construct VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 China China PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 11 for for 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 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 materials material NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the seven palaces | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent palace=Theme | | 2 | **construct** | participle | | the seven palaces *not said here* | | order of palaces's materials | | by the King of China; for China's daughter | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for daughter=Beneficiary | | 3 | **order** | | | palaces's materials | | | | | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} Crystal, gold, and silver ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e3:o1:1 # text = Crystal, gold, and silver 1 Crystal crystal NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} Rock crystal, bronze, iron, a plain copper, touchstone, silver, and pure gold ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e3:o2:1 # text = Rock crystal, bronze, iron, a plain copper, touchstone, silver, and pure gold 1 Rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 crystal crystal NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 bronze bronze NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 iron iron NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 plain plain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 copper copper NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 12 touchstone touchstone NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 17 pure pure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Rock crystal, bronze, steel, a more precious bronze, touchstone, silver, and solid gold ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e3:o3:1 # text = Rock crystal, bronze, steel, a more precious bronze, touchstone, silver, and solid gold 1 Rock rock NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 crystal crystal NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 bronze bronze NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 steel steel NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 10 advmod _ _ 10 precious precious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 bronze bronze NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 touchstone touchstone NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 18 solid solid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Glass, tin, steel, iron, touchstone, silver, and polished gold ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e3:o4:1 # text = Glass, tin, steel, iron, touchstone, silver, and polished gold 1 Glass glass NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 tin tin NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 steel steel NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 iron iron NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 touchstone touchstone NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 polished polish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 15 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **polish** | past | Glass tin and steel and iron and touchstone and silver | gold | | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent gold=Destination | **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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