--- title: What was the object which the princess recovered from beneath the tr… — Persian Tales, The Princess Parizade,… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the object which the princess recovered from beneath the tree? Exam question 3 of lesson 232 «Persian Tales, The Princess Parizade, part 72: the Sultan is invited to the princess's house, and she plans a feast with pearl-stuffed cucumbers» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/232-pg128-part72/e3/) [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 Princess Parizade,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/232-pg128-part72/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Persian Tales, The Princess Parizade, part 72: the Sultan… What was the object which the princess recovered from beneath the tree? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** princess · **What happens:** be, recover · **To what, where:** object, tree This is exam question 3 of lesson 232 «Persian Tales, The Princess Parizade, part 72: the Sultan is invited to the princess's house, and she plans a feast with pearl-stuffed cucumbers» 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/232-pg128-part72/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:232-pg128-part72:e3:1 # text = What was the object which the princess recovered from beneath the tree? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 object object NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 obj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 recovered recover VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 beneath beneath ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the object | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **recover** | past | the princess | the object | | the tree | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent which=Theme from tree=Source | 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} A jeweled book of spells ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:232-pg128-part72:e3:o1:1 # text = A jeweled book of spells 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 jeweled jewel VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 amod _ _ 3 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 spells spell NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **jewel** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} A silver box of old coins ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:232-pg128-part72:e3:o2:1 # text = A silver box of old coins 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 coins coin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} A golden box of pearls ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:232-pg128-part72:e3:o3:1 # text = A golden box of pearls 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 pearls pearl NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Gold coins ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:232-pg128-part72:e3:o4:1 # text = Gold coins 1 Gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 coins coin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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