--- title: Which of the following describes Balna's response to the Magician's… — Indian Fairy Tales, The Seven Princess… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following describes Balna's response to the Magician's proposal of marriage? Exam question 3 of lesson 1822 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Seven Princesses, part 6: the pomelo tree is cut down, the girls are left in the jungle, and Balna is turned into a dog» of the books course of Mova's pri --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1822-pg7128-part6/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Indian Fairy Tales, The Seven Princess…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1822-pg7128-part6/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Seven Princesses, part 6: the pome… Which of the following describes Balna's response to the Magician's proposal of marriage? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** marriage · **What happens:** follow, describe, propose · **To what, where:** response This is exam question 3 of lesson 1822 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Seven Princesses, part 6: the pomelo tree is cut down, the girls are left in the jungle, and Balna is turned into a dog» 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/1822-pg7128-part6/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e3:1 # text = Which of the following describes Balna's response to the Magician's proposal of marriage? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 nsubj _ _ 5 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 Balna Balna PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Magician Magician PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 proposal proposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 marriage marriage NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | | Balna's response | | | | to the Magician's proposal of marriage | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent response=Theme to proposal=be' | | 3 | **propose** | | marriage | | | | | | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: of=agent | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} She refused, to remain with her son ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e3:o1:1 # text = She refused, to remain with her son 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 refused refuse VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 remain remain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **refuse** | past | She | | | | | | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **remain** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | | | | | with her son | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} She accepted his proposal gladly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e3:o2:1 # text = She accepted his proposal gladly 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 accepted accept VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 proposal proposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 gladly gladly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **accept** | past | She | his proposal | | | | gladly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proposal=Theme | | 2 | **propose** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} She agreed happily ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e3:o3:1 # text = She agreed happily 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 agreed agree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 happily happily ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She | | | | | happily *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} She ran off with the Fakir ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e3:o4:1 # text = She ran off with the Fakir 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 off off ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Fakir Fakir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run off** | past | She | | | | | with the Fakir | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with fakir=Material | **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. 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