Exam question 3 · Aesop's Fables, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: a to…
With reference to the fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, state the principal reason the Country Mouse gave for his departure.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: principal reason, reason · What happens: give, depart
This is exam question 3 of lesson 145 «Aesop's Fables, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: a town visit ends in fright» 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 | With | with | ADP | _ | 2 reference | case |
| 2 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 gave | obl |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 fable | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 fable | det |
| 5 | fable | fable | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reference | nmod |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 Mouse | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Mouse | det |
| 8 | Town | Town | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Mouse | compound |
| 9 | Mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fable | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 Mouse | cc |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Mouse | det |
| 12 | Country | Country | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 Mouse | compound |
| 13 | Mouse | mouse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 Mouse | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 state | punct |
| 15 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 Mouse | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 reason | det |
| 17 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 reason | amod |
| 18 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 gave | nsubj |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 Mouse | det |
| 20 | Country | Country | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 Mouse | compound |
| 21 | Mouse | Mouse | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 gave | nsubj |
| 22 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 23 | for | for | ADP | _ | 25 departure | case |
| 24 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 departure | nmod:poss |
| 25 | departure | departure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 gave | obl |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 22 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the principal reason | with reference to the fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse and state; for reason's departure | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for departure=Asset | ||||
| 2 | depart | reason | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
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
That he was surrounded by dangers, whereas at home he could dine in peace with his family and his friends in the quiet fields all day long
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 surrounded | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 surrounded | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 surrounded | aux:pass |
| 4 | surrounded | surround | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 dangers | case |
| 6 | dangers | danger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 surrounded | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 whereas | punct |
| 8 | whereas | wherea | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 dangers | conj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 home | case |
| 10 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 whereas | nmod |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 dine | nsubj |
| 12 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 dine | aux |
| 13 | dine | dine | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 surrounded | parataxis |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 peace | case |
| 15 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dine | obl |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 family | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 family | nmod:poss |
| 18 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dine | obl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 friends | cc |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 friends | nmod:poss |
| 21 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 family | conj |
| 22 | in | in | ADP | _ | 25 fields | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 fields | det |
| 24 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 fields | amod |
| 25 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 friends | nmod |
| 26 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 27 day | det |
| 27 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 surrounded | obl:unmarked |
| 28 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 4 surrounded | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | surround | past · passive | dangers and whereas at home | That | day | long property | vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme | ||
| 2 | dine | could | he | peace | with his family and his friends in the quiet fields | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
That the town house was full of dangers, cats, dogs and servants, and he had grown tired of its rich food and noisy streets
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 house | det |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 town | det |
| 3 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 house | compound |
| 4 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 full | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 full | cop |
| 6 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 dangers | case |
| 8 | dangers | danger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 full | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 cats | punct |
| 10 | cats | cat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 dangers | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 dogs | punct |
| 12 | dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 dangers | conj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 servants | cc |
| 14 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 dangers | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 grown | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 grown | cc |
| 17 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 grown | nsubj |
| 18 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 grown | aux |
| 19 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 full | conj |
| 20 | tired | tired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 grown | xcomp |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 24 food | case |
| 22 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 food | nmod:poss |
| 23 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 food | amod |
| 24 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 tired | obl |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 streets | cc |
| 26 | noisy | noisy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 streets | amod |
| 27 | streets | street | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 food | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | that town house | of dangers and cats and dogs and servants; full property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | grow | past · perfect | he | tired property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Because the food in town was too rich for him to eat
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 rich | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 food | det |
| 3 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rich | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 town | case |
| 5 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 food | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 rich | cop |
| 7 | too | too | ADV | _ | 8 rich | advmod |
| 8 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 rich | obl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 eat | mark |
| 12 | eat | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 rich | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the food in town | for him = he; rich property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | eat | to-infinitive | the food in town not said here | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
That he was surrounded by dangers, whereas at home he could dine in peace
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 surrounded | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 surrounded | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 surrounded | aux:pass |
| 4 | surrounded | surround | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 dangers | case |
| 6 | dangers | danger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 surrounded | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 whereas | punct |
| 8 | whereas | wherea | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 dangers | conj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 home | case |
| 10 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 whereas | nmod |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 dine | nsubj |
| 12 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 dine | aux |
| 13 | dine | dine | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 surrounded | parataxis |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 peace | case |
| 15 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 dine | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | surround | past · passive | dangers and whereas at home | That | vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme | ||||
| 2 | dine | could | he | peace | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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