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description: Which option correctly identifies the place where the prince first concealed the talisman? Exam question 1 of lesson 204 «Arabian Nights, Camaralzaman and Badoura, part 44: the olives hide the gold and the talisman, and the prince is carried off» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Camaralzaman and Badoura, part 44: the oli…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which option correctly identifies the place where the prince first concealed the talisman?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** option, prince · **What happens:** identify, conceal · **To what, where:** place, talisman

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 204 «Arabian Nights, Camaralzaman and Badoura, part 44: the olives hide the gold and the talisman, and the prince is carried off» 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/204-pg128-part44/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:204-pg128-part44:e1:1
# text = Which option correctly identifies the place where the prince first concealed the talisman?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	option	option	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
11	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	talisman	talisman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | present | which option | the place |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 2 | **conceal** | past | the prince | the talisman |  |  |  | first *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talisman=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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Among the fifty jars, in the cellar of the old house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:204-pg128-part44:e1:o1:1
# text = Among the fifty jars, in the cellar of the old house
1	Among	among	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	jars	jar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Within a sealed jar kept beside the cottage door at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:204-pg128-part44:e1:o2:1
# text = Within a sealed jar kept beside the cottage door at night
1	Within	within	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | a sealed jar *not said here* |  | the cottage door | night |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beside door=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Within one of the fifty jars, which bore a distinguishing mark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:204-pg128-part44:e1:o3:1
# text = Within one of the fifty jars, which bore a distinguishing mark
1	Within	within	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	jars	jar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	bore	bear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	distinguishing	distinguishing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past |  | a distinguishing mark |  |  |  | within one of the fifty jars | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Within one of the fifty jars, which he had carefully wrapped in cloth and marked with a cross

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:204-pg128-part44:e1:o4:1
# text = Within one of the fifty jars, which he had carefully wrapped in cloth and marked with a cross
1	Within	within	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	jars	jar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:agent	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | past · perfect · passive |  | the fifty jars |  | cloth |  | carefully *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in cloth=Destination |
| 2 | **mark** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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