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title: Upon what grounds did the princess decline to receive the prince wit… — Arabian Nights, The Story of the Encha… · tree and pragmatics
description: Upon what grounds did the princess decline to receive the prince within her own apartments? Exam question 1 of lesson 223 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Enchanted Horse, part 63: the prince tells his flight and dines with the princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depend
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Enchanted Horse, part 63:…

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Upon what grounds did the princess decline to receive the prince within her own apartments?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** ground, do, receive · **To what, where:** princess decline, prince

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 223 «Arabian Nights, The Story of the Enchanted Horse, part 63: the prince tells his flight and dines with the princess» 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/223-pg128-part63/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e1:1
# text = Upon what grounds did the princess decline to receive the prince within her own apartments?
1	Upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grounds	ground	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	decline	decline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	within	within	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	apartments	apartment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ground** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | the princess decline |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decline=Eventuality |
| 3 | **receive** | to-infinitive |  | the prince |  |  |  | within her own apartments | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Theme |

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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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The chief of the eunuchs possessed a right of unannounced entry at any hour of the day or night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e1:o1:1
# text = The chief of the eunuchs possessed a right of unannounced entry at any hour of the day or night
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eunuchs	eunuch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	unannounced	unannounced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | the chief of the eunuchs | a right of unannounced entry at any hour of the day or night |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot right=Theme |

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

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The chief of the eunuchs possessed a right of unannounced entry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e1:o2:1
# text = The chief of the eunuchs possessed a right of unannounced entry
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eunuchs	eunuch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	unannounced	unannounced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | the chief of the eunuchs | a right of unannounced entry |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot right=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The chief of the eunuchs possessed a standing right of unannounced entry into every apartment of the palace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e1:o3:1
# text = The chief of the eunuchs possessed a standing right of unannounced entry into every apartment of the palace
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eunuchs	eunuch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	unannounced	unannounced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	apartment	apartment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | the chief of the eunuchs | a standing right of unannounced entry |  | every apartment of the palace |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot right=Theme |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Custom gave the chief eunuch free access at all hours of the night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e1:o4:1
# text = Custom gave the chief eunuch free access at all hours of the night
1	Custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eunuch	eunuch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	access	access	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Custom | free access | the chief eunuch |  | hour |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent eunuch=Recipient access=Theme |

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