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title: Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the… — Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the Indian chose to direct the enchanted horse over the city of Schiraz? Exam question 1 of lesson 225 «Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 65: the Indian is killed and the princess pretends to be mad» of the books course of Mova'
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 65: the Indian i…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the Indian chose to direct the enchanted horse over the city of Schiraz?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Indian · **What happens:** follow, describe, choose, direct, enchant · **To what, where:** manner, enchanted horse, city

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 225 «Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 65: the Indian is killed and the princess pretends to be mad» 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/225-pg128-part65/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the Indian chose to direct the enchanted horse over the city of Schiraz?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nsubj	_	_
13	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	direct	direct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	over	over	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Schiraz	Schiraz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **choose** | past | the Indian |  |  | the manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **direct** | to-infinitive | the Indian *not said here* | the enchanted horse |  | the city of Schiraz |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent horse=Theme over city=Eventuality |
| 5 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
He guided the horse above the city to spread fear among its people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e1:o1:1
# text = He guided the horse above the city to spread fear among its people
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	guided	guide	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	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	above	above	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	among	among	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guide** | past | He | the horse |  | the city |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent horse=Theme above city=Destination |
| 2 | **spread** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | fear |  |  |  | among fear's people | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent fear=Theme among people=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He chose to fly over the city so the Sultan would see him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e1:o2:1
# text = He chose to fly over the city so the Sultan would see him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fly** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | the city |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over city=Location |
| 3 | **see** | would | the Sultan | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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

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He deliberately steered the horse directly above the city, in order to hasten and sweeten his revenge

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e1:o3:1
# text = He deliberately steered the horse directly above the city, in order to hasten and sweeten his revenge
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	steered	steer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
12	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	fixed	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	hasten	hasten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sweeten	sweeten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steer** | past | He | the horse |  | the city |  | deliberately, directly *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent horse=Theme above city=Destination |
| 2 | **hasten** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **sweeten** | infinitive | He *not said here* | horse's revenge |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent revenge=Patient |
| 4 | **revenge** |  | horse |  |  |  |  |  | nom revenge «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He deliberately steered the horse directly above the city and the palace walls, to enjoy his revenge slowly at dusk

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e1:o4:1
# text = He deliberately steered the horse directly above the city and the palace walls, to enjoy his revenge slowly at dusk
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	steered	steer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steer** | past | He | the horse |  | the city and the palace walls |  | deliberately, directly *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent horse=Theme above city=Destination |
| 2 | **enjoy** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | horse's revenge |  |  | dusk | slowly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer revenge=Stimulus |
| 3 | **revenge** |  | horse |  |  |  |  |  | nom revenge «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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