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title: Which individuals assembled to observe the dispute in the street bef… — Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which individuals assembled to observe the dispute in the street before the Cadi was called? Exam question 4 of lesson 220 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is replayed by children, and a clever boy spots the trick» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is re…

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Which individuals assembled to observe the dispute in the street before the Cadi was called?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** individuals · **What happens:** assemble, observe, call · **To what, where:** dispute, street, Cadi · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 220 «Arabian Nights, Ali Cogia, part 60: the Cadi's trial is replayed by children, and a clever boy spots the trick» 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/220-pg128-part60/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e4:1
# text = Which individuals assembled to observe the dispute in the street before the Cadi was called?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	individuals	individual	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Cadi	Cadi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assemble** | past | which individuals |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **observe** | to-infinitive | which individuals *not said here* | the dispute |  | the street |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent dispute=Topic |
| 3 | **call** | past · passive |  | the Cadi |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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}

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Passers-by and the neighbouring merchants of the district.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e4:o1:1
# text = Passers-by and the neighbouring merchants of the district.
1	Passers	passer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	neighbouring	neighbouring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	district	district	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Passers-by and children.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e4:o2:1
# text = Passers-by and children.
1	Passers	passer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	1	nmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Idle passers-by and the wives of the nearby traders.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e4:o3:1
# text = Idle passers-by and the wives of the nearby traders.
1	Idle	idle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	passers	passer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wives	wife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	traders	trader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Several beggars and the shopkeepers of the old quarter.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:220-pg128-part60:e4:o4:1
# text = Several beggars and the shopkeepers of the old quarter.
1	Several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shopkeepers	shopkeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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