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description: Which of the following accurately describes the motive that led Prince Firouz Schah to assume the garb of a dervish? Exam question 2 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, wi
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# Exam question 2 · Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 65: the Indian i…

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Which of the following accurately describes the motive that led Prince Firouz Schah to assume the garb of a dervish?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** motive · **What happens:** follow, describe, lead, assume · **To what, where:** motive, Firouz, garb

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the motive that led Prince Firouz Schah to assume the garb of a dervish?
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	motive	motive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:desc	_	_
12	Firouz	Firouz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	Schah	Schah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	assume	assume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	garb	garb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	dervish	dervish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 motive |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent motive=Theme |
| 3 | **lead** | past | the motive | Firouz  Prince |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firouz=Theme |
| 4 | **assume** | to-infinitive | the motive *not said here* | the garb of a dervish |  |  |  |  | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garb=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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He decided to travel in secret and find her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e2:o1:1
# text = He decided to travel in secret and find her
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **travel** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | secret |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in secret=Trajectory |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |

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

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He resolved to leave the palace unrecognised and not to return without the princess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e2:o2:1
# text = He resolved to leave the palace unrecognised and not to return without the princess
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	unrecognised	unrecognis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the palace |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **unrecognis** | participle | the palace *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **return** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without the princess | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was determined to go in disguise to Cashmere and not come home again without the princess and the jewels

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e2:o3:1
# text = He was determined to go in disguise to Cashmere and not come home again without the princess and the jewels
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Cashmere	Cashmere	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	without	without	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  | Cashmere | disguise |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cashmere=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **not** **come** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  | again | without the princess and the jewels; home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He resolved to leave the palace unrecognised and to search every city until he found the princess

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e2:o4:1
# text = He resolved to leave the palace unrecognised and to search every city until he found the princess
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	unrecognised	unrecognis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	search	search	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the palace |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **unrecognis** | participle | the palace *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **search** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | every city |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent city=Location |
| 5 | **find** | past | he | the princess |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Topic |

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