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title: wait, why did Majnun pass out on the floor? — Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and… · tree and pragmatics
description: wait, why did Majnun pass out on the floor? Test 5 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Test 5 · ★ · Indian Fairy Tales, Prince Majnun and Laili, part 12: the…

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wait, why did Majnun pass out on the floor?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Majnun · **What happens:** wait, pass out · **To what, where:** floor

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This is test 5 · ★ 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. 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:t5:1
# text = wait, why did Majnun pass out on the floor?
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	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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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 | **pass out** | past · do-support | Majnun |  |  | the floor |  |  | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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cos a jinn had cursed him that very morning in the garden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:t5:o1:1
# text = cos a jinn had cursed him that very morning in the garden
1	cos	cos	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	jinn	jinn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | infinitive · perfect · passive |  | a jinn |  | the garden | morning |  | tree rules |

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

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cos she was proper gorgeous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:t5:o2:1
# text = cos she was proper gorgeous
1	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	gorgeous	gorgeous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she | cos *not said here* |  |  |  | gorgeous, properly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos the fruit was rotten and stank of smoke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:t5:o3:1
# text = cos the fruit was rotten and stank of smoke
1	cos	cos	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cos** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the fruit |  |  |  |  | rotten *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stink** | past | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of smoke | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of smoke=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
cos the fruit smelled rank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1828-pg7128-part12:t5:o4:1
# text = cos the fruit smelled rank
1	cos	cos	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	smelled	smell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cos** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fruit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | participle | the fruit *not said here* | rank |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rank=Stimulus |

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