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description: Identify the official circumstance that enabled the Indian to deceive the doorkeeper of the country house. Exam question 4 of lesson 224 «Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 64: the prince flies home, and the angry Indian plots revenge» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 4 · Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 64: the prince f…

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Identify the official circumstance that enabled the Indian to deceive the doorkeeper of the country house.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, official circumstance · **What happens:** identify, enable, deceive · **To what, where:** official circumstance, Indian, doorkeeper

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 224 «Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 64: the prince flies home, and the angry Indian plots revenge» 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/224-pg128-part64/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:224-pg128-part64:e4:1
# text = Identify the official circumstance that enabled the Indian to deceive the doorkeeper of the country house.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	circumstance	circumstance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	enabled	enable	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	deceive	deceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	doorkeeper	doorkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the official circumstance |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme |
| 2 | **enable** | past | the official circumstance | the Indian |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **deceive** | to-infinitive | the official circumstance *not said here* | the doorkeeper of the country house |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doorkeeper=Patient |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guards were all asleep at the gate that night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:224-pg128-part64:e4:o1:1
# text = The guards were all asleep at the gate that night
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the guards |  |  | the gate | night | all, asleep *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doorkeeper recognised him from the palace and believed he was still a free man, sent by the court on urgent business

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:224-pg128-part64:e4:o2:1
# text = The doorkeeper recognised him from the palace and believed he was still a free man, sent by the court on urgent business
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doorkeeper	doorkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	urgent	urgent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | the doorkeeper | him *= he* |  | the palace |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 2 | **believe** | past | the doorkeeper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | past | doorkeeper | a free man |  |  | still |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **send** | participle |  | a free man *not said here* |  | urgent business |  | by the court | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The doorkeeper recognised him and believed him at liberty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:224-pg128-part64:e4:o3:1
# text = The doorkeeper recognised him and believed him at liberty
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doorkeeper	doorkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	liberty	liberty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | the doorkeeper | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 2 | **believe** | past | the doorkeeper *not said here* | doorkeeper |  | liberty |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The doorkeeper recognised him, knew the prince had freed him, and believed him at liberty to come and go as he pleased in the city

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:224-pg128-part64:e4:o4:1
# text = The doorkeeper recognised him, knew the prince had freed him, and believed him at liberty to come and go as he pleased in the city
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doorkeeper	doorkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	freed	free	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	liberty	liberty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	_
22	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	advcl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | the doorkeeper | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 2 | **know** | past | the doorkeeper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **free** | past · perfect · passive |  | the prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** | past | the doorkeeper *not said here* | doorkeeper |  | liberty |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 5 | **come** | to-infinitive | the doorkeeper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **go** | infinitive | the doorkeeper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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