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title: bruv, why did the Sultan not let the mum back in for like ages? — Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonder… · tree and pragmatics
description: bruv, why did the Sultan not let the mum back in for like ages? Test 2 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 2 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, part 51: t…

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bruv, why did the Sultan not let the mum back in for like ages?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** not let back · **To what, where:** bruv, ages

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This is test 2 · ★ 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. 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:t2:1
# text = bruv, why did the Sultan not let the mum back in for like ages?
1	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let back** | past · do-support |  | bruv |  |  | in ages |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Theme |

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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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Cos the vizir had whispered to the Sultan that the mum was a spy, and he wanted his son to marry the princess instead, innit

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:t2:o1:1
# text = Cos the vizir had whispered to the Sultan that the mum was a spy, and he wanted his son to marry the princess instead, innit
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	spy	spy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past · perfect |  |  | the Sultan |  |  | cos the vizir | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to sultan=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the mum | a spy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **want** | past | he | his son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | his son *not said here* | the princess |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos the vizir wanted his son to get the princess, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:t2:o2:1
# text = Cos the vizir wanted his son to get the princess, innit
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the vizir | vizir's son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | vizir's son *not said here* | the princess and innit |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer princess=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos the Sultan was scared of her cooking, mate, and stuff

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:t2:o3:1
# text = Cos the Sultan was scared of her cooking, mate, and stuff
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	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	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Sultan |  |  |  |  | of her cooking and mate and stuff; scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom cooking «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos she kept asking for her son back every single morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:211-pg128-part51:t2:o4:1
# text = Cos she kept asking for her son back every single morning
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | she |  |  |  | morning |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for her son | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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