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# Exam question 3 · Arabian Nights, The Enchanted Horse, part 65: the Indian i…

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Which of the following accurately describes the reason the princess feigned madness when the Sultan of Cashmere proposed marriage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** princess, Sultan · **What happens:** follow, describe, feign, propose · **To what, where:** madness, marriage

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e3:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the reason the princess feigned madness when the Sultan of Cashmere proposed marriage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	feigned	feign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	madness	madness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Cashmere	Cashmere	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	proposed	propose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	_
19	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 |  |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **feign** | past | the princess | madness |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent madness=Patient |
| 4 | **propose** | participle | the Sultan of Cashmere | marriage |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marriage=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 {#o1}

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She was determined to keep her word to the Prince of Persia and therefore feigned madness to escape the marriage

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e3:o1:1
# text = She was determined to keep her word to the Prince of Persia and therefore feigned madness to escape the marriage
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	feigned	feign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	madness	madness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her word |  |  |  | to the Prince of Persia | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 3 | **feign** | past | She *not said here* | madness |  |  |  | therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **escape** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the marriage |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme marriage=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **word** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She refused to break faith with the Prince of Persia by consenting to such a marriage

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e3:o2:1
# text = She refused to break faith with the Prince of Persia by consenting to such a marriage
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	consenting	consent	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	16	det:predet	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **break** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | faith |  |  |  | with the Prince of Persia | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent faith=Patient with prince=Instrument |
| 3 | **consent** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to such marriage | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to marriage=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She feared the Sultan would kill her if she refused him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e3:o3:1
# text = She feared the Sultan would kill her if she refused him
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	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	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **kill** | would | the Sultan | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Sultan | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wanted to stay loyal to the Prince of Persia and avoid the Sultan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:225-pg128-part65:e3:o4:1
# text = She wanted to stay loyal to the Prince of Persia and avoid the Sultan
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Persia	Persia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loyal *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **avoid** | infinitive | She *not said here* | the Sultan |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent sultan=Location |

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