--- title: Identify the principal consequence of Saouy's conduct in the Persian… — Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal consequence of Saouy's conduct in the Persian's sale as recorded in this passage. Exam question 2 of lesson 208 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 48: Noureddin flees to Bagdad, and an old doorkeeper is tempted into drinking wine in the Caliph's pavilion» of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/208-pg128-part48/e2/) [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, Noureddin and the Fair…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/208-pg128-part48/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 48: N… Identify the principal consequence of Saouy's conduct in the Persian's sale as recorded in this passage. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Saouy · **What happens:** identify, record, conduct · **To what, where:** principal consequence, passage, sale This is exam question 2 of lesson 208 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 48: Noureddin flees to Bagdad, and an old doorkeeper is tempted into drinking wine in the Caliph's pavilion» 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/208-pg128-part48/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:208-pg128-part48:e2:1 # text = Identify the principal consequence of Saouy's conduct in the Persian's sale as recorded in this passage. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 Saouy Saouy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 conduct conduct NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Persian Persian PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 sale sale NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 14 as as SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 15 recorded record VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 18 passage passage NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal consequence of Saouy's conduct in the Persian's sale | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent consequence=Theme | | 2 | **record** | participle | you *not said here* | | | this passage | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination | | 3 | **conduct** | | Saouy | | | the Persian's sale | | | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent in=place | 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} The vizir was dragged from his horse and left bleeding ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:208-pg128-part48:e2:o1:1 # text = The vizir was dragged from his horse and left bleeding 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 vizir vizir NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 dragged drag VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 10 bleeding bleeding NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drag** | past · passive | | the vizir | | | | from his horse | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from horse=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **leave** | past | | bleeding | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bleeding=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Noureddin was ordered arrested and his house destroyed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:208-pg128-part48:e2:o2:1 # text = Noureddin was ordered arrested and his house destroyed 1 Noureddin Noureddin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 ordered order VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 arrested arrest VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 xcomp _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 destroyed destroy VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **order** | past · passive | | Noureddin | | | | | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **arrest** *not said to happen* | participle | Noureddin *not said here* | | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **destroy** | past | Noureddin's house | | | | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Noureddin was fined ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:208-pg128-part48:e2:o3:1 # text = Noureddin was fined 1 Noureddin Noureddin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 fined fine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fine** | past · passive | | Noureddin | | | | | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The slave was freed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:208-pg128-part48:e2:o4:1 # text = The slave was freed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 slave slave NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 freed free VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **free** | past · passive | | the slave | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source | **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; 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