--- title: so how did the caliph feel about the blind man's story? — Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: t… · tree and pragmatics description: so how did the caliph feel about the blind man's story? Test 11 · ★ 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 question and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/216-pg128-part56/t11/) [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/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: the blind man's curse… so how did the caliph feel about the blind man's story? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** caliph · **What happens:** feel This is test 11 · ★ 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. 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/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t11:1 # text = so how did the caliph feel about the blind man's story? 1 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 2 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 caliph caliph NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 blind blind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feel** | past · do-support | the caliph | | | | | about the blind man's story | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent about story=Location | 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} he pardoned him and gave him money ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t11:o1:1 # text = he pardoned him and gave him money 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pardoned pardon VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 iobj _ _ 7 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pardon** | past | he | him *= he* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **give** | past | he *not said here* | money | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient money=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} he thought the story was fake and cruel ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t11:o2:1 # text = he thought the story was fake and cruel 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 fake fake ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 cruel cruel ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | the story | | | | | fake *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | the story *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} he doubted him and ran away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t11:o3:1 # text = he doubted him and ran away 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 doubted doubt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 away away ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **doubt** | past | he | him *= he* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **run away** | past | he *not said here* | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} he pardoned him, gave him money, and sent him home with a guard ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t11:o4:1 # text = he pardoned him, gave him money, and sent him home with a guard 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pardoned pardon VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 iobj _ _ 7 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 11 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 home home ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 guard guard NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pardon** | past | he | him *= he* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 2 | **give** | past | he *not said here* | money | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient money=Theme | | 3 | **send** | past | he *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | with a guard; home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | **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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