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title: were the people in that land allowed to see brides before wedding? — Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: were the people in that land allowed to see brides before wedding? Test 8 · ★ 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
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# Test 8 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Sidi-Nouman, part 1: the blind man's curse…

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were the people in that land allowed to see brides before wedding?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** people · **What happens:** be, allow, see · **To what, where:** people, land, brides

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t8:1
# text = were the people in that land allowed to see brides before wedding?
1	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	brides	bride	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the people |  | that land |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **allow** | participle |  | the people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the people *not said here* | brides |  |  | before wedding |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bride=Stimulus |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nope, they got married without seeing them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t8:o1:1
# text = nope, they got married without seeing them
1	nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | past · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nope, the bride was hidden and the groom only saw her after the wedding feast was over

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t8:o2:1
# text = nope, the bride was hidden and the groom only saw her after the wedding feast was over
1	nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	groom	groom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	over	over	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past · passive |  | the bride |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | past | the groom | bride |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  | after the wedding feast | over *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yes, but only after the bride's veil was lifted by her father in court

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t8:o3:1
# text = yes, but only after the bride's veil was lifted by her father in court
1	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	veil	veil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	lifted	lift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past · passive | bride's father in court | the bride's veil |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nope, they only met the bride's brothers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:216-pg128-part56:t8:o4:1
# text = nope, they only met the bride's brothers
1	nope	nope	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | they | the bride's brothers |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Co-Agent |

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