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title: wait, why does Laili keep going on about Majnun non-stop — Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, why does Laili keep going on about Majnun non-stop Test 3 · ★ of lesson 1826 «Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, part 10: the crab tricks the crane, then Laili jumps into a fish» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 3 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, part 10: the crab trick…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wait, why does Laili keep going on about Majnun non-stop

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Laili · **What happens:** wait, keep, go on

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 1826 «Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun, part 10: the crab tricks the crane, then Laili jumps into a fish» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/1826-pg7128-part10/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t3:1
# text = wait, why does Laili keep going on about Majnun non-stop
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Laili	Laili	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	non-stop	non-stop	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present · do-support | Laili |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go on** | gerund | Laili *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about Majnun; non-stop *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme about majnun=Location |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos Khuda told her in a dream she has to marry him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t3:o1:1
# text = cos Khuda told her in a dream she has to marry him
1	cos	cos	PUNCT	NFP	_	3	punct	_	_
2	Khuda	Khuda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Khuda |  | her *= she* | a dream |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | Khuda |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **marry** | to-infinitive | Khuda *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos Khuda told her in a dream she has to marry him, and she has to find him no matter what

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t3:o2:1
# text = cos Khuda told her in a dream she has to marry him, and she has to find him no matter what
1	cos	cos	PUNCT	NFP	_	3	punct	_	_
2	Khuda	Khuda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
21	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Khuda |  | her *= she* | a dream |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | Khuda | a dream *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **marry** | to-infinitive | a dream *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 4 | **have** | present | Khuda |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **find** | to-infinitive | Khuda *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos her dad made her promise to marry him lol

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t3:o3:1
# text = cos her dad made her promise to marry him lol
1	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	promise	promise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | her dad | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | dad |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos the fakir told her to wait for him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1826-pg7128-part10:t3:o4:1
# text = cos the fakir told her to wait for him
1	cos	cos	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fakir	fakir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cos** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the cos fakir |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **wait** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the cos fakir *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for fakir | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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