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title: Which object did the magician forget to remove from Aladdin's finger… — Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonder… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which object did the magician forget to remove from Aladdin's finger, and what power did it confer upon him? Exam question 1 of lesson 211 «Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, part 51: the lamp brings the bride and groom to Aladdin's room» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, part 51: t…

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Which object did the magician forget to remove from Aladdin's finger, and what power did it confer upon him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** object, power · **What happens:** do, forget, not remove, confer · **To what, where:** magician, finger

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 211 «Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, part 51: the lamp brings the bride and groom to Aladdin's room» 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/211-pg128-part51/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e1:1
# text = Which object did the magician forget to remove from Aladdin's finger, and what power did it confer upon him?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Aladdin	Aladdin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	obj	_	_
16	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	confer	confer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
20	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which object | the magician |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | infinitive | which object *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **remove** | to-infinitive | which object *not said here* |  |  | Aladdin's finger |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from finger=Source |
| 4 | **confer** | past · do-support | power |  |  |  |  | upon object | 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 {#o1}

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The lamp, which he meant to use only once to gain great power over the Sultan and his whole kingdom forever

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e1:o1:1
# text = The lamp, which he meant to use only once to gain great power over the Sultan and his whole kingdom forever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	gain	gain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | the lamp |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the lamp *not said here* |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **gain** | to-infinitive | the lamp *not said here* | great power |  | the Sultan and lamp's whole kingdom |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The ring, by which he summoned the genie of the ring who could carry him out of the cave to safety at once

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e1:o2:1
# text = The ring, by which he summoned the genie of the ring who could carry him out of the cave to safety at once
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	advcl	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | the ring | the genie of the ring |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent genie=Recipient |
| 2 | **carry** | could | the ring | him *= he* |  | the cave |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent he=Theme out cave=Initial\_Location |

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

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The ring, by which he summoned the genie of the ring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e1:o3:1
# text = The ring, by which he summoned the genie of the ring
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | the ring | the genie of the ring |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent genie=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The lamp, which let him summon a djinn from the cave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e1:o4:1
# text = The lamp, which let him summon a djinn from the cave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	summon	summon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	djinn	djinn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | past | the lamp | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **summon** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | a djinn |  | the cave |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent djinn=Recipient |

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