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description: Which sentence in the passage most clearly indicates the narrator's eventual ruin through his own avarice? Exam question 3 of lesson 215 «Arabian Nights, The Dervish and the Treasure, part 55: the greedy narrator takes more camels and begs for the magic ointment» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, The Dervish and the Treasure, part 55: the…

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Which sentence in the passage most clearly indicates the narrator's eventual ruin through his own avarice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sentence, narrator · **What happens:** indicate, ruin · **To what, where:** eventual ruin, own avarice

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 215 «Arabian Nights, The Dervish and the Treasure, part 55: the greedy narrator takes more camels and begs for the magic ointment» 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/215-pg128-part55/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e3:1
# text = Which sentence in the passage most clearly indicates the narrator's eventual ruin through his own avarice?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	eventual	eventual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	avarice	avarice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | which sentence in the passage | the narrator's eventual ruin |  | sentence's own avarice |  | clearly *property* | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot ruin=Topic |
| 2 | **ruin** |  | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | nom ruin «state transitive»: poss=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}

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"My eyes were so blinded by gold, that I paid no heed to his wise counsel"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e3:o1:1
# text = "My eyes were so blinded by gold, that I paid no heed to his wise counsel"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	blinded	blind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	heed	heed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blind** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | My eyes |  |  |  | by gold | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** *in a quote* | past | I | that |  |  |  | to his wise counsel | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent that=Recipient heed=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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I ignored his counsel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e3:o2:1
# text = I ignored his counsel
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|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	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | I | his counsel |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counsel=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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I was so dazzled by the gold that I forgot his kind advice entirely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e3:o3:1
# text = I was so dazzled by the gold that I forgot his kind advice entirely
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dazzle** | past · passive |  | I |  |  |  | by the gold | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **forget** | past | I | the gold |  |  |  | entirely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The gold so blinded me that his wise words meant nothing to me

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e3:o4:1
# text = The gold so blinded me that his wise words meant nothing to me
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	blinded	blind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blind** | past | the gold | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | past | his wise words | nothing | me |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot nothing=Theme to i=Attribute |
| 3 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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