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title: Explain the reason the princess gave for refusing every proposal of… — Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the reason the princess gave for refusing every proposal of marriage, and the consequence she suffered as a result of her outburst. Exam question 4 of lesson 198 «Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kisses the sleeping prince, then a bet sends for the Chinese princess and 
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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kis…

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Explain the reason the princess gave for refusing every proposal of marriage, and the consequence she suffered as a result of her outburst.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, princess, consequence, marriage · **What happens:** explain, give, refuse, suffer, propose, result · **To what, where:** reason, proposal, outburst

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e4:1
# text = Explain the reason the princess gave for refusing every proposal of marriage, and the consequence she suffered as a result of her outburst.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	refusing	refuse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	proposal	proposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	outburst	outburst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | past | the princess | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** | gerund | the princess *not said here* | every proposal of marriage |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proposal=Theme |
| 4 | **suffer** | past | the consequence |  |  |  |  | as a result of consequence's outburst | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **propose** |  | marriage |  |  |  |  |  | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 6 | **result** |  |  | consequence's outburst |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

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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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She feared her father would force her to marry a stranger, so she was confined by the king to her palace

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e4:o1:1
# text = She feared her father would force her to marry a stranger, so she was confined by the king to her palace
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	force	force	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **force** | would | her father | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **marry** | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | a stranger |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Patient |
| 4 | **confine** | past · passive | the king | she |  | her palace |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to palace=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wanted a better life, so she was locked up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e4:o2:1
# text = She wanted a better life, so she was locked up
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	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	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | She | a better life |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot life=Theme |
| 2 | **lock up** | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She wanted to be a free warrior in the mountains, and her threat led her father to imprison her with old women

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e4:o3:1
# text = She wanted to be a free warrior in the mountains, and her threat led her father to imprison her with old women
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	imprison	imprison	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a free warrior |  | the mountains |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lead** | past | her threat | threat's father |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent father=Patient clause=Result |
| 4 | **imprison** | to-infinitive | threat's father *not said here* | threat |  |  |  | with old women | vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She found no happier life elsewhere, and her outburst caused her confinement among ten old women

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:e4:o4:1
# text = She found no happier life elsewhere, and her outburst caused her confinement among ten old women
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	happier	happy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	elsewhere	elsewhere	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	outburst	outburst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	among	among	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | She | no happier life |  |  |  | elsewhere *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Topic |
| 2 | **cause** | past | her outburst | outburst's confinement |  |  |  | among ten old women | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition confinement=Patient |
| 3 | **confine** |  | outburst |  |  |  |  |  | nom confinement «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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