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title: Which condition did the Sultan impose upon the Sultana as the price… — Arabian Nights, The Princess Parizade,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which condition did the Sultan impose upon the Sultana as the price of her continued existence? Exam question 1 of lesson 228 «Arabian Nights, The Princess Parizade, part 68: the three foundlings grow up, and a pilgrim names three wonders the princess must have» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Exam question 1 · Arabian Nights, The Princess Parizade, part 68: the three…

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Which condition did the Sultan impose upon the Sultana as the price of her continued existence?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition, Sultan · **What happens:** impose, exist

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 228 «Arabian Nights, The Princess Parizade, part 68: the three foundlings grow up, and a pilgrim names three wonders the princess must have» 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/228-pg128-part68/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:228-pg128-part68:e1:1
# text = Which condition did the Sultan impose upon the Sultana as the price of her continued existence?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	impose	impose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Sultana	Sultana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	continued	continued	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | past · do-support | which condition |  |  |  |  | upon the Sultana; as the price of Sultan's continued existence | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **exist** |  | Sultan |  |  |  |  |  | nom existence «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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That she be confined in a box at the principal mosque

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:228-pg128-part68:e1:o1:1
# text = That she be confined in a box at the principal mosque
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confine** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  | a box |  | at the principal mosque | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in box=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That she be kept in the palace under heavy guard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:228-pg128-part68:e1:o2:1
# text = That she be kept in the palace under heavy guard
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  | the palace |  | under heavy guard | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in palace=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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That she be confined in a box at the principal mosque, and that she never leave it until her death

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:228-pg128-part68:e1:o3:1
# text = That she be confined in a box at the principal mosque, and that she never leave it until her death
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	until	until	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confine** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  | a box at the principal mosque |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in box=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **leave** | infinitive | she | mosque |  |  | until her death |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **die** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That she be confined in a box at the principal mosque, where every Mussulman passing must spit on her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:228-pg128-part68:e1:o4:1
# text = That she be confined in a box at the principal mosque, where every Mussulman passing must spit on her
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	Mussulman	mussulman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	spit	spit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confine** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  | a box |  | at the principal mosque | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in box=Destination |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund | every Mussulman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **spit** | must | every Mussulman | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent her=Theme |

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