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description: Which of the following most accurately describes the route by which Ali Cogia travelled after reaching Mecca and departed from the holy city? Exam question 4 of lesson 219 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad, part 1: Ali hides gold in a vase of olives, and his friend steals it» of the boo
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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad, part 1: Ali…

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Which of the following most accurately describes the route by which Ali Cogia travelled after reaching Mecca and departed from the holy city?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ali · **What happens:** follow, describe, travel, reach, depart · **To what, where:** route, Mecca, holy city

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 219 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad, part 1: Ali hides gold in a vase of olives, and his friend steals it» 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/219-pg128-part59/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:e4:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately describes the route by which Ali Cogia travelled after reaching Mecca and departed from the holy city?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
12	Ali	Ali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	Cogia	Cogia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	Mecca	Mecca	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	departed	depart	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the route |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent route=Theme |
| 3 | **travel** | past | Ali |  |  |  |  | by the route | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by which=Trajectory |
| 4 | **reach** | gerund | Ali *not said here* | Mecca |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent mecca=Theme |
| 5 | **depart** | participle | Ali *not said here* |  |  | the holy city |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from city=Initial\_Location |

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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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He went to Cairo, then Mossoul

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:e4:o1:1
# text = He went to Cairo, then Mossoul
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Cairo	Cairo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	Mossoul	Mossoul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He |  |  | Cairo and Mossoul |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cairo=Initial\_Location |

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

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He went to Cairo, then Damascus, then Mossoul

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:e4:o2:1
# text = He went to Cairo, then Damascus, then Mossoul
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Cairo	Cairo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	Damascus	Damascus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	Mossoul	Mossoul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He | Mossoul |  | Cairo and Damascus |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cairo=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He went to Damascus, then Cairo, then Bagdad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:e4:o3:1
# text = He went to Damascus, then Cairo, then Bagdad
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Damascus	Damascus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	Cairo	Cairo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	Bagdad	Bagdad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He | Cairo |  | Damascus |  | Bagdad *obl* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to damascus=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He travelled to Cairo, then Damascus, then Bagdad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:e4:o4:1
# text = He travelled to Cairo, then Damascus, then Bagdad
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Cairo	Cairo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	Damascus	Damascus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	Bagdad	Bagdad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | past | He | Bagdad | Cairo and Damascus |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to cairo=Destination |

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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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