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description: So what's the big lesson from this part, real talk? Test 12 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Test 12 · ★ · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad, part 1: Ali…

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So what's the big lesson from this part, real talk?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** big lesson, part

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This is test 12 · ★ 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. 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:t12:1
# text = So what's the big lesson from this part, real talk?
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the big lesson |  | this part and real talk |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Greed gets you in trouble, so don't take what isn't yours and always keep your word

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:t12:o1:1
# text = Greed gets you in trouble, so don't take what isn't yours and always keep your word
1	Greed	greed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Greed | you |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **take** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present |  | yours |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | infinitive |  | your word |  |  |  | always *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 5 | **word** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Trust your friends but never be greedy for gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:t12:o2:1
# text = Trust your friends but never be greedy for gold
1	Trust	trust	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | imperative | you *not said here* | your friends |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for gold; greedy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Lying always gets you caught in the end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:t12:o3:1
# text = Lying always gets you caught in the end
1	Lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **catch** | present · passive |  |  |  |  | in the end |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP» |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Greed gets you in trouble, don't take what isn't yours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:219-pg128-part59:t12:o4:1
# text = Greed gets you in trouble, don't take what isn't yours
1	Greed	greed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Greed | you |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **take** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present |  | yours |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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