--- title: By what means did the blind man atone for the sin of avarice? — Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: t… · tree and pragmatics description: By what means did the blind man atone for the sin of avarice? Exam question 4 of lesson 216 «Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: the blind man's curse ends, and the Caliph questions the cruel young man» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/216-pg128-part56/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/216-pg128-part56/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: the blind man's curse… By what means did the blind man atone for the sin of avarice? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** blind man · **What happens:** mean, atone This is exam question 4 of lesson 216 «Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: the blind man's curse ends, and the Caliph questions the cruel young man» 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/216-pg128-part56/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:e4:1 # text = By what means did the blind man atone for the sin of avarice? 1 By by ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 obl _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 blind blind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 atone atone VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 sin sin NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 avarice avarice NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **atone** | past · do-support | the blind man | | | | | for the sin of avarice | tree rules | 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} by paying the merchants to hit him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:e4:o1:1 # text = by paying the merchants to hit him 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 paying pay VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 merchants merchant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 hit hit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | gerund | | the merchants | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent merchant=Asset | | 2 | **hit** | to-infinitive | | him *= he* | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Co-Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} by compelling each passer-by to strike him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:e4:o2:1 # text = by compelling each passer-by to strike him 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 compelling compel VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 3 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 4 det _ _ 4 passer passer NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 by by SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 strike strike VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **compel** | gerund | | each passer | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passer=Patient | | 2 | **strike** | to-infinitive | | passer | | | | | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent he=Instrument | ### Option 3 {#o3} by giving all his gold away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:e4:o3:1 # text = by giving all his gold away 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 giving give VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 5 det:predet _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | gerund | | his gold | | | | away *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} by begging ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:e4:o4:1 # text = by begging 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 begging beg VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **beg** *speech: request* | gerund | | | | | | | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent | **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. 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