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description: Which statement accurately describes Majnun's reaction upon first seeing the transformed Laili? Exam question 4 of lesson 1828 «Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and Laili, part 12: the old woman proves she is Laili, and Laili saves Majnun's life after the wicked Raja kills him» of the books course 
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# Exam question 4 · Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and Laili, part 12: the…

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Which statement accurately describes Majnun's reaction upon first seeing the transformed Laili?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, Majnun · **What happens:** describe, see, transform, react · **To what, where:** reaction, transformed Laili

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1828 «Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and Laili, part 12: the old woman proves she is Laili, and Laili saves Majnun's life after the wicked Raja kills him» 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/1828-pg7128-part12/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:e4:1
# text = Which statement accurately describes Majnun's reaction upon first seeing the transformed Laili?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
10	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	Laili	Laili	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | Majnun's reaction |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reaction=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | gerund | which statement *not said here* | the transformed Laili |  |  |  | first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer laili=Stimulus |
| 3 | **transform** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **react** |  | Majnun |  |  |  |  |  | nom reaction «process intransitive»: 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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He shouted for the guards to help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:e4:o1:1
# text = He shouted for the guards to help
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | He |  |  |  |  | for the guards | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for guard=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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

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He fainted backwards onto the floor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:e4:o2:1
# text = He fainted backwards onto the floor
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fainted	faint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	backwards	backwards	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **faint** | past | He |  |  | the floor |  | backwards *property* | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He collapsed onto the marble floor with a loud cry the moment the fruit split open before him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:e4:o3:1
# text = He collapsed onto the marble floor with a loud cry the moment the fruit split open before him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collapsed	collapse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	marble	marble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	before	before	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collapse** | past | He |  |  | the marble floor | moment | with a loud cry | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with cry=Instrument |
| 2 | **split** | past | the fruit | the moment *not said here* |  |  | before him *= he* | open *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moment=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He bowed and kissed her hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:e4:o4:1
# text = He bowed and kissed her hand
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	kissed	kiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **kiss** | past | He *not said here* | her hand |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Co-Agent |

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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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