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title: Identify the reason for which Suleiman-bin-Daoud declined to employ… — Just So Stories, The Butterfly that St… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the reason for which Suleiman-bin-Daoud declined to employ his ring against the quarrelsome Queens. Exam question 1 of lesson 96 «Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wise king, a hungry Animal and a butterfly's boast» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 1 · Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wis…

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Identify the reason for which Suleiman-bin-Daoud declined to employ his ring against the quarrelsome Queens.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Suleiman · **What happens:** identify, decline, not employ · **To what, where:** reason, ring

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 96 «Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wise king, a hungry Animal and a butterfly's boast» 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/96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e1:1
# text = Identify the reason for which Suleiman-bin-Daoud declined to employ his ring against the quarrelsome Queens.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
6	Suleiman	Suleiman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Daoud	Daoud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
11	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	employ	employ	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	against	against	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	quarrelsome	quarrelsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **decline** | past | Suleiman |  |  |  |  | for the reason | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **employ** | to-infinitive | Suleiman *not said here* | Suleiman's ring |  |  |  | against the quarrelsome Queens | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme |

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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 believed the ring was far too heavy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e1:o1:1
# text = He believed the ring was far too heavy
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | the ring |  |  |  |  | far, heavy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He held that so doing would constitute showing off, and would shame him before the Queens and all the Djinns

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e1:o2:1
# text = He held that so doing would constitute showing off, and would shame him before the Queens and all the Djinns
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj:outer	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	constitute	constitute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	shame	shame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	before	before	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	21	det:predet	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Djinns	djinn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **constitute** | would | that |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **show off** | gerund | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **shame** | would | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | before the Queens and all Djinns |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |

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

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He held that so doing would constitute showing off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e1:o3:1
# text = He held that so doing would constitute showing off
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj:outer	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	constitute	constitute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **constitute** | would | that |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **show off** | gerund | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He feared the Queens would be cross

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:e1:o4:1
# text = He feared the Queens would be cross
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | would | the Queens |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |

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