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title: By what means did the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid conceal his identity… — Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid conceal his identity on entering the pavilion? Exam question 3 of lesson 209 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 49: the Caliph disguised as a fisherman» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 49: t…

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By what means did the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid conceal his identity on entering the pavilion?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Caliph Raschid · **What happens:** mean, conceal, enter · **To what, where:** identity, pavilion · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 209 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin and the Fair Persian, part 49: the Caliph disguised as a fisherman» 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/209-pg128-part49/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:209-pg128-part49:e3:1
# text = By what means did the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid conceal his identity on entering the pavilion?
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
6	Caliph	Caliph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
7	Haroun	Haroun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	al	Al	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Raschid	Raschid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	identity	identity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	entering	enter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	pavilion	pavilion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **conceal** | past · do-support | the Caliph Raschid | Raschid's identity |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent identity=Patient |
| 3 | **enter** | gerund | the Caliph Raschid *not said here* | the pavilion |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pavilion=Destination |

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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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By hiding in a cupboard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:209-pg128-part49:e3:o1:1
# text = By hiding in a cupboard
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  |  |  | a cupboard |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cupboard=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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By disguising himself as a citizen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:209-pg128-part49:e3:o2:1
# text = By disguising himself as a citizen
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disguising	disguise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	citizen	citizen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | as a citizen | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme himself=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By wearing a mask

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:209-pg128-part49:e3:o3:1
# text = By wearing a mask
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  | a mask |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mask=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By wearing a plain cloak and beard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:209-pg128-part49:e3:o4:1
# text = By wearing a plain cloak and beard
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  | a plain cloak and beard |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme |

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