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title: Which of the following statements most accurately describes the leng… — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately describes the length of time after which Pinocchio's transformation into a donkey was predicted by the Dormouse? Exam question 1 of lesson 1407 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 20: Pinocchio wakes with donkey ears, and he and Lamp-Wick b
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# Exam question 1 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 20: Pinocchio…

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the length of time after which Pinocchio's transformation into a donkey was predicted by the Dormouse?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dormouse, Pinocchio · **What happens:** follow, describe, predict, transform · **To what, where:** length, transformation

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1407 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 20: Pinocchio wakes with donkey ears, and he and Lamp-Wick both hide under cotton bags.» 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/1407-pg500-part20/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1407-pg500-part20:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately describes the length of time after which Pinocchio's transformation into a donkey was predicted by the Dormouse?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	obl	_	_
15	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	transformation	transformation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	predicted	predict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	Dormouse	Dormouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the length of time |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent length=Theme |
| 3 | **predict** | past · passive | the Dormouse | Pinocchio's transformation into a donkey |  |  | after the length of time |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Topic |
| 4 | **transform** |  | Pinocchio |  |  |  |  | into a donkey | nom transformation «event transitive»: poss=agent into=obl |

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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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as soon as the sun sets over the town hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1407-pg500-part20:e1:o1:1
# text = as soon as the sun sets over the town hall
1	as	as	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present | the sun |  |  | the town hall |  | soon *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent over hall=Destination |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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within two or three hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1407-pg500-part20:e1:o2:1
# text = within two or three hours
1	within	within	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	_
5	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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only after the whole long winter had passed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1407-pg500-part20:e1:o3:1
# text = only after the whole long winter had passed
1	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past · perfect · passive |  | the whole long winter |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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within four or five days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1407-pg500-part20:e1:o4:1
# text = within four or five days
1	within	within	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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