--- title: What was the reason the king gave for delaying the signal of executi… — Arabian Nights, Noureddin Ali and the… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the reason the king gave for delaying the signal of execution until the horsemen were identified? Exam question 3 of lesson 210 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin Ali and the Fair Persian: Saouy's plot nearly kills Noureddin, but the vizir arrives in time» of the books course of Mova's primary scho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/210-pg128-part50/e3/) [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 Ali and the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/210-pg128-part50/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, Noureddin Ali and the Fair Persian: Saouy'… What was the reason the king gave for delaying the signal of execution until the horsemen were identified? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reason, king · **What happens:** be, give, delay, identify, signal · **To what, where:** reason, signal, horsemen, execution This is exam question 3 of lesson 210 «Arabian Nights, Noureddin Ali and the Fair Persian: Saouy's plot nearly kills Noureddin, but the vizir arrives in time» 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/210-pg128-part50/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:210-pg128-part50:e3:1 # text = What was the reason the king gave for delaying the signal of execution until the horsemen were identified? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 8 for for SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 9 delaying delay VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 signal signal NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 execution execution NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 until until SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 horsemen horseman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 identified identify VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the reason | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **give** | past | the king | the reason *not said here* | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | | 3 | **delay** | gerund | the king *not said here* | the signal of execution | | | | | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent signal=Source | | 4 | **identify** | past · passive | | the horsemen | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **signal** | | | execution | | | | | nom signal «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} He needed to see the riders' faces before ordering the death of the prisoner now ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:210-pg128-part50:e3:o1:1 # text = He needed to see the riders' faces before ordering the death of the prisoner now 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 needed need VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 riders rider NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ' 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 faces face NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 9 before before SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 ordering order VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 prisoner prisoner NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 16 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 10 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | past | He | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the riders's faces | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus | | 3 | **order** | gerund | He *not said here* | the death of the prisoner | | | now | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent death=Theme | | 4 | **die** | | the prisoner | | | | | | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} He required full knowledge of the identity of the riders, who might be messengers of pardon, before he would proceed with the sentence of execution ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:210-pg128-part50:e3:o2:1 # text = He required full knowledge of the identity of the riders, who might be messengers of pardon, before he would proceed with the sentence of execution 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 required require VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 identity identity NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 riders rider NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 13 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 14 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 cop _ _ 15 messengers messenger NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 conj _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 pardon pardon NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 19 before before SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 21 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 proceed proceed VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 23 with with ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 execution execution NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | past | He | full knowledge of the identity of the riders and messengers | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme knowledge=Precondition | | 2 | **is a** | might | the riders and messengers | messengers | | | | of pardon | tree rules | | 3 | **proceed** | would | he | | | | | with the sentence of execution | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **sentence** | | | execution | | | | | nom sentence «communication transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} He wanted to be sure the riders were not sent by the Caliph before he killed anyone ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:210-pg128-part50:e3:o3:1 # text = He wanted to be sure the riders were not sent by the Caliph before he killed anyone 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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 _ 5 mark _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 riders rider NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 ccomp _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Caliph caliph NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 before before SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 killed kill VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ _ 17 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 16 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | He | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | sure *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **send** | past · passive | the Caliph | the riders | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 4 | **kill** | past | he | anyone | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He required knowledge of the riders' identity before proceeding with the sentence ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:210-pg128-part50:e3:o4:1 # text = He required knowledge of the riders' identity before proceeding with the sentence 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 required require VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 riders rider NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ' 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 identity identity NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 9 before before SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 proceeding proceed VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | past | He | knowledge of the riders's identity | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme knowledge=Precondition | | 2 | **proceed** | gerund | He *not said here* | | | | | with the sentence | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent | **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; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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