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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Aladdin, part 52: the magician tricks the…

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Which of the following describes the response of the Sultan upon discovering the disappearance of the palace?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** response, palace · **What happens:** follow, describe, discover, disappear · **To what, where:** response, disappearance

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 212 «Arabian Nights, Aladdin, part 52: the magician tricks the princess into giving up the lamp, and the palace vanishes to Africa» 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/212-pg128-part52/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:212-pg128-part52:e4:1
# text = Which of the following describes the response of the Sultan upon discovering the disappearance of the palace?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	discovering	discover	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the response of the Sultan |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 3 | **discover** | gerund | the response of the Sultan *not said here* | the disappearance of the palace |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disappearance=Topic |
| 4 | **disappear** |  | the palace |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He rubbed his eyes and sent for the vizir

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:212-pg128-part52:e4:o1:1
# text = He rubbed his eyes and sent for the vizir
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	vizir	vizir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | past | He | his eyes |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the vizir | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He called guards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:212-pg128-part52:e4:o2:1
# text = He called guards
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | He | guards |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent guard=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He shouted and called for his men

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:212-pg128-part52:e4:o3:1
# text = He shouted and called for his men
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for his men | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for man=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He fell down and sent for a doctor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:212-pg128-part52:e4:o4:1
# text = He fell down and sent for a doctor
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | past | He |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a doctor | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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