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title: Which quotation most accurately records the dervish's own opinion of… — Arabian Nights, The Dervish and the Tr… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which quotation most accurately records the dervish's own opinion of wealth, as expressed to the narrator before the parting? Exam question 4 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 cour
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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, The Dervish and the Treasure, part 55: the…

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Which quotation most accurately records the dervish's own opinion of wealth, as expressed to the narrator before the parting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** quotation, dervish · **What happens:** record, express, opine · **To what, where:** own opinion, narrator, wealth

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e4:1
# text = Which quotation most accurately records the dervish's own opinion of wealth, as expressed to the narrator before the parting?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	quotation	quotation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	records	record	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	dervish	dervish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	expressed	express	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	before	before	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	parting	parting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present | which quotation | the dervish's own opinion of wealth |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Theme |
| 2 | **express** | participle | which quotation *not said here* |  | the narrator |  | before the parting |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to narrator=Recipient |
| 3 | **opine** |  | the dervish | wealth |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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Remember riches sometimes have wings if we keep them for ourselves, for God sees every coin hidden in the earth and every thief

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e4:o1:1
# text = Remember riches sometimes have wings if we keep them for ourselves, for God sees every coin hidden in the earth and every thief
1	Remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	compound	_	_
2	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ourselves	ourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | Remember riches | wings |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |
| 3 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | we | wings *= wing* |  |  |  | for ourselves | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **see** | present | God | every coin |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer coin=Stimulus |
| 5 | **hide** | participle |  | every coin *not said here* |  | the earth |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in earth=Location |

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

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"Remember riches sometimes have wings if we keep them for ourselves"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e4:o2:1
# text = "Remember riches sometimes have wings if we keep them for ourselves"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Remember	remember	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ourselves	ourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | riches |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present | riches *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | we | wings *= wing* |  |  |  | for ourselves | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Wealth belongs to the poor, and the rich must give freely to all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e4:o3:1
# text = Wealth belongs to the poor, and the rich must give freely to all
1	Wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
12	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | Wealth |  |  |  |  | to the poor | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | must | the rich |  | all |  |  | freely *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to all=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Remember that riches sometimes have wings if we keep them for ourselves and never share them with the poor or the needy

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:215-pg128-part55:e4:o4:1
# text = Remember that riches sometimes have wings if we keep them for ourselves and never share them with the poor or the needy
1	Remember	remember	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
6	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ourselves	ourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obl	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	needy	needy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | riches | wings |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |
| 3 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | we | wings *= wing* |  |  |  | for ourselves | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **share** | infinitive | you *not said here* | wings *= wing* |  |  |  | with the poor | tree rules |

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