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title: Which of the following statements regarding the transformation of th… — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements regarding the transformation of the two boys into donkeys is accurate? Exam question 1 of lesson 1408 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two boys turn into donkeys and are sold» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 1 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two b…

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Which of the following statements regarding the transformation of the two boys into donkeys is accurate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, regard, be, transform · **To what, where:** transformation, two boys

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1408 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two boys turn into donkeys and are sold» 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/1408-pg500-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements regarding the transformation of the two boys into donkeys is accurate?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	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	16	obl	_	_
6	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	csubj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	transformation	transformation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	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 | **regard** | gerund |  | the transformation of the two boys into donkeys |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent transformation=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **transform** |  |  | the two boys into donkeys |  |  |  |  | nom transformation «event transitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The boys were transformed after the Little Man ordered a spell cast on them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = The boys were transformed after the Little Man ordered a spell cast on them
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Little	Little	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Man	Man	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past · passive |  | the boys |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **order** | past | the Little Man | a spell |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spell=Theme |
| 3 | **cast** | participle |  | a spell *not said here* |  |  |  | on boys *= boy* | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent on they=Destination |

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

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The boys were transformed after laughing uncontrollably, as the narrator describes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = The boys were transformed after laughing uncontrollably, as the narrator describes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	advcl	_	_
7	uncontrollably	uncontrollably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past · passive |  | the boys |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | uncontrollably *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **describe** | present | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The boys changed after they wished on a star while sleeping in the barn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = The boys changed after they wished on a star while sleeping in the barn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | the boys |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wish** | past | boys *= boy* |  |  | a star |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **sleep** | gerund | boys *= boy* *not said here* |  |  | the barn |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in barn=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The boys were cursed by a witch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = The boys were cursed by a witch
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | past · passive | a witch | the boys |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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