--- title: Which precise action did the prince perform in order to effect the a… — Arabian Nights, The Story of the Encha… · tree and pragmatics description: Which precise action did the prince perform in order to effect the ascent of the horse? Exam question 3 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 dependency --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/223-pg128-part63/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Arabian Nights, The Story of the Encha…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/223-pg128-part63/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, The Story of the Enchanted Horse, part 63:… Which precise action did the prince perform in order to effect the ascent of the horse? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** precise action, prince · **What happens:** do, perform · **To what, where:** effect This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e3:1 # text = Which precise action did the prince perform in order to effect the ascent of the horse? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 obj _ _ 2 precise precise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 perform perform VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 8 in in ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 11 case _ _ 9 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 fixed _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 effect effect NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 ascent ascent NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | precise action | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **perform** | present | the prince | | | effect | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} He rotated the peg as he had seen ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e3:o1:1 # text = He rotated the peg as he had seen 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 rotated rotate VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 peg peg NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 as as SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rotate** | past | He | the peg | | | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location peg=Theme | | 2 | **see** | past · perfect | he | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} He pressed the saddle in the usual way ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e3:o2:1 # text = He pressed the saddle in the usual way 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pressed press VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 saddle saddle NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 usual usual ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **press** | past | He | the saddle | | the usual way | | | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saddle=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He turned the peg in the manner observed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e3:o3:1 # text = He turned the peg in the manner observed 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 peg peg NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 8 observed observe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | past | He | the peg | | | | in the manner | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent peg=Patient in manner=Topic | | 2 | **observe** | participle | | the manner *not said here* | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} He turned it ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:223-pg128-part63:e3:o4:1 # text = He turned it 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 turned turn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | past | He | it | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | **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. 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