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description: Which device does Abu Nowas employ to induce the Sultan to bestow money upon him? Exam question 1 of lesson 707 «Eastern Tales, Abu Nowas, part 47: Abu Nowas fakes his wife's death and tricks the Sultan out of gold» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Exam question 1 · Eastern Tales, Abu Nowas, part 47: Abu Nowas fakes his wif…

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Which device does Abu Nowas employ to induce the Sultan to bestow money upon him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** device · **What happens:** do, induce, bestow · **To what, where:** Abu employ, Sultan, money

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 707 «Eastern Tales, Abu Nowas, part 47: Abu Nowas fakes his wife's death and tricks the Sultan out of gold» 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/707-pg2435-part47/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e1:1
# text = Which device does Abu Nowas employ to induce the Sultan to bestow money upon him?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Abu	Abu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	Nowas	Nowas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	employ	employ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	bestow	bestow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | which device | Abu employ |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employ=Eventuality |
| 2 | **induce** | to-infinitive | which device *not said here* | the Sultan |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sultan=Patient |
| 3 | **bestow** | to-infinitive | which device *not said here* | money |  |  |  | upon device | tree rules |

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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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He feigns grief and persuades the Sultan to grant him a sum for the funeral.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e1:o1:1
# text = He feigns grief and persuades the Sultan to grant him a sum for the funeral.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feigns	feign	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	persuades	persuade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feign** | present | He | grief |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grief=Patient |
| 2 | **persuade** | present | He *not said here* | the Sultan |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sultan=Patient |
| 3 | **grant** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a sum | him *= he* |  |  | for the funeral | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal sum=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He weeps with pepper in his eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e1:o2:1
# text = He weeps with pepper in his eyes.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	weeps	weep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pepper	pepper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | present | He |  |  |  |  | with pepper; in his eyes | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in eye=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He pretends that his wife has died and requests funds for her burial.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e1:o3:1
# text = He pretends that his wife has died and requests funds for her burial.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pretends	pretend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	requests	request	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	funds	fund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** | present · perfect | his wife |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **request** | present | He *not said here* | funds |  |  |  | for wife's burial | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent fund=Recipient |
| 4 | **bury** |  | wife |  |  |  |  |  | nom burial «event transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He claims his wife has passed and asks the Sultan for money.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e1:o4:1
# text = He claims his wife has passed and asks the Sultan for money.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	claims	claim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Sultan	Sultan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pass** | present · perfect | his wife |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | He *not said here* |  | the Sultan |  |  | for money | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sultan=Recipient |

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