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title: Identify the object by which the false claimant sought to establish… — Hauff's Tales, The False Prince, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the object by which the false claimant sought to establish his identity before the sultan. Exam question 2 of lesson 717 «Hauff's Tales, The False Prince, part 57: Labakan is taken for the prince, but the queen doubts him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 2 · Hauff's Tales, The False Prince, part 57: Labakan is taken…

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Identify the object by which the false claimant sought to establish his identity before the sultan.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, false claimant · **What happens:** identify, seek, establish · **To what, where:** object, identity

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 717 «Hauff's Tales, The False Prince, part 57: Labakan is taken for the prince, but the queen doubts him» 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/717-pg2435-part57/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:717-pg2435-part57:e2:1
# text = Identify the object by which the false claimant sought to establish his identity before the sultan.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	claimant	claimant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	establish	establish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	identity	identity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	before	before	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sultan	sultan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the object |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 2 | **seek** | past | the false claimant |  |  |  |  | by the object | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the false claimant *not said here* | claimant's identity |  |  | before the sultan |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent identity=Patient |

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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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The jewelled dagger which the false claimant had secretly obtained from the palace armoury before arriving at the hall.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:717-pg2435-part57:e2:o1:1
# text = The jewelled dagger which the false claimant had secretly obtained from the palace armoury before arriving at the hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	jewelled	jewell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	claimant	claimant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	armoury	armoury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	arriving	arrive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jewell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **obtain** | past · perfect · passive |  | the false claimant |  | the palace armoury |  | secretly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **arrive** | gerund |  |  |  | the hall |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sword which had been given by the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:717-pg2435-part57:e2:o2:1
# text = The sword which had been given by the king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · perfect · passive | the king | the sword |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The dagger which had been sent as a token.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:717-pg2435-part57:e2:o3:1
# text = The dagger which had been sent as a token.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dagger	dagger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	token	token	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · perfect · passive |  | the dagger |  |  |  | as a token | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The letter which had been sent by Elfi.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:717-pg2435-part57:e2:o4:1
# text = The letter which had been sent by Elfi.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Elfi	Elfi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · perfect · passive | Elfi | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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