Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Cock, part 9: the Fox runs…
To what end does the Fox depart upon hearing the Cock's report?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Fox, Cock · What happens: do, depart, hear, report · To what, where: report
This is exam question 1 of lesson 370 «Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Cock, part 9: the Fox runs off, the Cock wins, and more beast tales 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 | To | to | ADP | _ | 3 end | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 end | nsubj |
| 3 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 does | obl |
| 4 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Fox | det |
| 6 | Fox | Fox | PROPN | Number=Plur | 7 depart | nsubj |
| 7 | depart | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 does | ccomp |
| 8 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 9 hearing | mark |
| 9 | hearing | hear | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 depart | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Cock | det |
| 11 | Cock | Cock | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 report | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Cock | case |
| 13 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hearing | obj |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 does | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | to end | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | depart | present | the Fox | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | hear | gerund | the Fox not said here | the Cock's report | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer report=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | report | the Cock | nom report «communication transitive»: 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
To run away before the Dogs learned of the news
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 run | mark |
| 2 | run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 run | advmod |
| 4 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 7 learned | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Dogs | det |
| 6 | Dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 learned | nsubj |
| 7 | learned | learn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 run | advcl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 news | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 news | det |
| 10 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 learned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run away | to-infinitive | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | learn | past | the Dogs | of the news | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent of news=Topic |
Option 2
To leave the farm entirely before the Dogs could be informed of the news about his defeat
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 leave | mark |
| 2 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 farm | det |
| 4 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 leave | obj |
| 5 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 2 leave | advmod |
| 6 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 11 informed | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Dogs | det |
| 8 | Dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 informed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 informed | aux |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 informed | aux:pass |
| 11 | informed | inform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 leave | advcl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 news | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 news | det |
| 14 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 informed | obl |
| 15 | about | about | ADP | _ | 17 defeat | case |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 defeat | nmod:poss |
| 17 | defeat | defeat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 news | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | to-infinitive | the farm | entirely property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Theme | ||||
| 2 | inform speech: other | could · passive | the Dogs | of the news about his defeat | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: subject=Recipient of news=Topic | ||||
| 3 | defeat | his = he | nom defeat «event transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
To hide in the well until the Dogs had been told of the news and the Cock was gone
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 hide | mark |
| 2 | hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 well | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 well | det |
| 5 | well | well | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hide | obl |
| 6 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 11 told | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Dogs | det |
| 8 | Dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 told | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 told | aux |
| 10 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 11 told | aux:pass |
| 11 | told | tell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 hide | advcl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 news | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 news | det |
| 14 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 told | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 gone | cc |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Cock | det |
| 17 | Cock | cock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 gone | nsubj |
| 18 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 gone | cop |
| 19 | gone | gone | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 hide | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | to-infinitive | the well | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in well=Location | |||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | past · perfect · passive | the Dogs | of the news | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | is | past | the Cock | gone property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
To leave before the Dogs could be informed of the news
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 leave | mark |
| 2 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 informed | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Dogs | det |
| 5 | Dogs | dog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 informed | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 informed | aux |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 informed | aux:pass |
| 8 | informed | inform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 leave | advcl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 news | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 news | det |
| 11 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 informed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | to-infinitive | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | inform speech: other | could · passive | the Dogs | of the news | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: subject=Recipient of news=Topic |
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