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title: What does the new tale concern, in its opening lines? — Eastern Tales, Abu Nowas, part 47: Abu… · tree and pragmatics
description: What does the new tale concern, in its opening lines? Exam question 4 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 pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Exam question 4 · Eastern Tales, Abu Nowas, part 47: Abu Nowas fakes his wif…

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What does the new tale concern, in its opening lines?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** new tale concern

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e4:1
# text = What does the new tale concern, in its opening lines?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	concern	concern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the new tale concern and its opening lines |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concern=Eventuality |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A sick wife who rejects the honey her husband fetched from the forest for her cure.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e4:o1:1
# text = A sick wife who rejects the honey her husband fetched from the forest for her cure.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rejects	reject	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	fetched	fetch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | present | a sick wife | the honey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fetch** | past | a sick wife |  |  | the forest |  | for wife's cure | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent from forest=Source for cure=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A husband who collects honey for his wife, who will not touch the pan because of bees.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e4:o2:1
# text = A husband who collects honey for his wife, who will not touch the pan because of bees.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	collects	collect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | a husband | honey |  |  |  | for husband's wife | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honey=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **touch** | future | a husband | the pan |  |  |  | because bees | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pan=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A husband who fetches sweet honey for his ailing wife, who spurns it because of the insects inside.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e4:o3:1
# text = A husband who fetches sweet honey for his ailing wife, who spurns it because of the insects inside.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fetches	fetch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ailing	ailing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	spurns	spurn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
19	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fetch** | present | a husband | sweet honey |  |  |  | for husband's ailing wife | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent honey=Theme for wife=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **spurn** | present | husband's ailing wife | honey |  |  |  | because the insects | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A husband who brings wild honey to his sick wife, who refuses it because it contains dead bees.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:707-pg2435-part47:e4:o4:1
# text = A husband who brings wild honey to his sick wife, who refuses it because it contains dead bees.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
18	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | a husband | wild honey | husband's sick wife |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent honey=Theme to wife=Destination |
| 2 | **refuse** | present | a husband | honey |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **contain** | present | honey | dead bees |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot bee=Theme |

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