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title: Which of the following identifies the outcome of Balna's refusal to… — Indian Fairy Tales, The Seven Princess… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following identifies the outcome of Balna's refusal to the Magician? Exam question 4 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 sch
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# Exam question 4 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Seven Princesses, part 6: the pome…

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Which of the following identifies the outcome of Balna's refusal to the Magician?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Balna · **What happens:** follow, identify, refuse · **To what, where:** outcome

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e4:1
# text = Which of the following identifies the outcome of Balna's refusal to the Magician?
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	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	Balna	Balna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **identify** | present |  | the outcome of Balna's refusal |  |  |  | to the Magician | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme to magician=be' |
| 3 | **refuse** |  | Balna |  |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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She was transformed into a little black dog and sent to live in the jungle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e4:o1:1
# text = She was transformed into a little black dog and sent to live in the jungle
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past · passive | a little black dog | She |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **send** | past | a little black dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | to-infinitive | a little black dog *not said here* |  |  | the jungle |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in jungle=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She was turned into a black dog and her son was taken away by the Magician

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e4:o2:1
# text = She was turned into a black dog and her son was taken away by the Magician
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past · passive | a black dog | She |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **take away** | past · passive | the Magician | dog's son |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She was sent far away to the jungle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e4:o3:1
# text = She was sent far away to the jungle
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | She |  | the jungle |  | away *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to jungle=Destination |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She was transformed into a black dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1822-pg7128-part6:e4:o4:1
# text = She was transformed into a black dog
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past · passive | a black dog | She |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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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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