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description: What did the princess disclose to her mother concerning the events of the night, and to whom did she refuse to speak? Exam question 4 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 s
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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, part 51: t…

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What did the princess disclose to her mother concerning the events of the night, and to whom did she refuse to speak?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** princess · **What happens:** do, disclose, concern, refuse, not speak · **To what, where:** events · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e4:1
# text = What did the princess disclose to her mother concerning the events of the night, and to whom did she refuse to speak?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	disclose	disclose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	obl	_	_
19	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **disclose** | present | the princess |  |  |  |  | to princess's mother | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to mother=Experiencer |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the princess *not said here* | the events of the night |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus event=Experiencer |
| 4 | **refuse** | past · do-support | princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The removal of the bed to a strange house, and she refused her father

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e4:o1:1
# text = The removal of the bed to a strange house, and she refused her father
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the removal of the bed to a strange house | removal's father |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme |
| 2 | **remove** |  |  | the bed |  |  |  | to a strange house | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole long story of the lamp, the genie, and the vizir's son's plot, and she refused to speak to anyone in the palace

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e4:o2:1
# text = The whole long story of the lamp, the genie, and the vizir's son's plot, and she refused to speak to anyone in the palace
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	plot	plot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	xcomp	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	24	obl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | she | the whole long story of the lamp and the genie and the vizir's son's plot *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to anyone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to anyone=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **plot** |  | the vizir's son |  |  |  |  |  | nom plot «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vizir's plan to remove the boy, and she refused her husband

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e4:o3:1
# text = The vizir's plan to remove the boy, and she refused her husband
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:outer	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | to-infinitive | the vizir's plan *not said here* | the boy |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme |
| 2 | **refuse** | past | the vizir's plan | plan's husband |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husband=Theme |
| 3 | **plan** |  | the vizir |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The removal of the bed to a strange house in the middle of the night, and she refused her father, who had begged her to speak

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:e4:o4:1
# text = The removal of the bed to a strange house in the middle of the night, and she refused her father, who had begged her to speak
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
24	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	begged	beg	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	acl:relcl	_	_
26	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the removal of the bed to a strange house in the middle of the night | removal's father |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Theme |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | past · perfect | removal's father |  | removal |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | removal's father *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **remove** |  |  | the bed |  |  |  | to a strange house in the middle of the night | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl |

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