Exam question 3 · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as…

According to the fable of the Lion and the Mouse, what action by the Mouse secured the release of the Lion?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: action · What happens: accord, action, secure · To what, where: release

This is exam question 3 of lesson 134 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as a doctor is turned away, and eight more short fables follow» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	According	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 fable	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 According	fixed
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 fable	det
4	fable	fable	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 secured	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 Lion	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Lion	det
7	Lion	Lion	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 fable	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 Mouse	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Mouse	det
10	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Lion	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 action	punct
12	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	13 action	nsubj
13	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 secured	nsubj
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 Mouse	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 Mouse	det
16	Mouse	Mouse	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 action	nmod
17	secured	secure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 release	det
19	release	release	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 secured	obj
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 Lion	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 Lion	det
22	Lion	Lion	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 release	nmod
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	17 secured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	action				by the Mouse	tree rules
3	secure	past	action	the release of the Lion	accord the fable of the Lion and the Mouse	vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition release=Theme

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

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The Mouse bit the lion gently on the nose to wake him

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Mouse	det
2	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bit	nsubj
3	bit	bite	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 lion	det
5	lion	lion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bit	obj
6	gently	gently	ADV	_	3 bit	advmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 nose	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 nose	det
9	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bit	obl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 wake	mark
11	wake	wake	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 bit	advcl
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 wake	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bite	past	the Mouse	the lion		the nose		gently property	vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lion=Patient on nose=Location
2	wake	to-infinitive	the Mouse not said here	lion					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The Mouse gnawed through the ropes of the net with its teeth

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Mouse	det
2	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gnawed	nsubj
3	gnawed	gnaw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 ropes	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ropes	det
6	ropes	rope	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gnawed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 net	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 net	det
9	net	net	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ropes	nmod
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 teeth	case
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 teeth	nmod:poss
12	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gnawed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gnaw	past	the Mouse			the ropes of the net		with Mouse's teeth	vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

The Mouse gnawed through the ropes of the net with its teeth, after the lion had promised it a reward for its help

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Mouse	det
2	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gnawed	nsubj
3	gnawed	gnaw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 ropes	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ropes	det
6	ropes	rope	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gnawed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 net	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 net	det
9	net	net	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ropes	nmod
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 teeth	case
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 teeth	nmod:poss
12	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gnawed	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 promised	punct
14	after	after	SCONJ	_	18 promised	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 lion	det
16	lion	lion	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 promised	nsubj:pass
17	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 promised	aux
18	promised	promise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 gnawed	parataxis
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 promised	obj
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 reward	det
21	reward	reward	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 promised	obj
22	for	for	ADP	_	24 help	case
23	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 help	nmod:poss
24	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 reward	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	gnaw	past	the Mouse			the ropes of the net	with Mouse's teeth	vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	promise speech: promise	past · perfect · passive		the lion	Mouse			tree rules
3	help		Mouse					nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

The Mouse gnawed through the ropes of the hunter's net with its teeth, then ran off into the forest unseen by anyone

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Mouse	det
2	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gnawed	nsubj
3	gnawed	gnaw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 ropes	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ropes	det
6	ropes	rope	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gnawed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	11 net	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hunter	det
9	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 net	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 hunter	case
11	net	net	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ropes	nmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 teeth	case
13	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 teeth	nmod:poss
14	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gnawed	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 ran	punct
16	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	17 ran	advmod
17	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gnawed	conj
18	off	off	ADP	_	17 ran	compound:prt
19	into	into	ADP	_	21 forest	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 forest	det
21	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 ran	obl
22	unseen	unseen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 forest	amod
23	by	by	ADP	_	24 anyone	case
24	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	17 ran	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gnaw	past	the Mouse			the ropes of the hunter's net		with Mouse's teeth	vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	run off	past	the Mouse not said here				then	into the forest result; by anyone	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into forest=Result

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.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/134-pg11339-part4/e3/