--- title: By what means did the Sultan resolve to act upon overhearing the sis… — Persian Tales, The Sultan Kosrouschah,… · tree and pragmatics description: By what means did the Sultan resolve to act upon overhearing the sisters? Exam question 2 of lesson 227 «Persian Tales, The Sultan Kosrouschah, part 67: three sisters' wishes come true, and the cradles float away» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/227-pg128-part67/e2/) [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/) / [Persian Tales, The Sultan Kosrouschah,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/227-pg128-part67/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Persian Tales, The Sultan Kosrouschah, part 67: three sist… By what means did the Sultan resolve to act upon overhearing the sisters? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sultan · **What happens:** mean, resolve, act, overhear · **To what, where:** sisters This is exam question 2 of lesson 227 «Persian Tales, The Sultan Kosrouschah, part 67: three sisters' wishes come true, and the cradles float away» 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/227-pg128-part67/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:227-pg128-part67:e2:1 # text = By what means did the Sultan resolve to act upon overhearing the sisters? 1 By by ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 obl _ _ 3 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Sultan Sultan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 resolve resolve VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 act act VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 upon upon SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 overhearing overhear VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sisters sister NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **resolve** | past · do-support | the Sultan | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **act** | to-infinitive | the Sultan *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **overhear** | gerund | the Sultan *not said here* | the sisters | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sister=Stimulus | 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} He punished them for their words ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:227-pg128-part67:e2:o1:1 # text = He punished them for their words 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 punished punish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **punish** | past | He | them *= they* | | | | for their words | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Patient for word=Theme | | 2 | **word** | | their *= they* | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He gratified their stated desires ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:227-pg128-part67:e2:o2:1 # text = He gratified their stated desires 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gratified gratify VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 stated state VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 desires desire NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **gratify** | past | He | their stated desires | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus desire=Experiencer | | 2 | **state** *speech: other* | participle | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **desire** | | their *= they* | | | | | | nom desire «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} He sent them away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:227-pg128-part67:e2:o3:1 # text = He sent them away 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send away** | past | He | them *= they* | | | | away *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He refused them ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:227-pg128-part67:e2:o4:1 # text = He refused them 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **refuse** | past | He | them *= they* | | | | | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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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