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title: why does Maimoune say Danhasch must be blind lol — Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: why does Maimoune say Danhasch must be blind lol Test 11 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 11 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Prince Camaralzaman, part 38: Maimoune kis…

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why does Maimoune say Danhasch must be blind lol

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Maimoune · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** Danhasch · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ 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. 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:t11:1
# text = why does Maimoune say Danhasch must be blind lol
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Maimoune	Maimoune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	Danhasch	Danhasch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	appos	_	_
9	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | Maimoune | Danhasch |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent danhasch=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | must |  |  |  |  |  | blind *property* | tree rules |

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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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Cause he's too scared to face the umpire fairly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:t11:o1:1
# text = Cause he's too scared to face the umpire fairly
1	Cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	umpire	umpire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **face** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the umpire |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme umpire=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cause he can't see how her prince beats his princess, which is obvious to anyone with eyes in their head

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:t11:o2:1
# text = Cause he can't see how her prince beats his princess, which is obvious to anyone with eyes in their head
1	Cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	beats	beat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	obvious	obvious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **beat** | present | her prince | prince's princess |  |  |  | in eyes's head | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent princess=Patient in head=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | prince's princess |  |  |  |  | to anyone; obvious *property* | tree rules |

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

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Cause he can't see how her prince beats his princess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:t11:o3:1
# text = Cause he can't see how her prince beats his princess
1	Cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	beats	beat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **beat** | present | her prince | prince's princess |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location princess=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Cause he can't see how her prince beats his princess, and also he's literally been cheating the whole time

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:198-pg128-part38:t11:o4:1
# text = Cause he can't see how her prince beats his princess, and also he's literally been cheating the whole time
1	Cause	cause	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	beats	beat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
14	also	also	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
17	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	aux	_	_
19	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **beat** | present | her prince | prince's princess |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location princess=Theme |
| 3 | **cheat** | present · progressive | prince |  |  |  | time | literally *property* | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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