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# Exam question 1 · Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox at the Well, part 10…

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Which proverb does the wolf quote, and what does it signify in the context of the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** proverb · **What happens:** do, signify · **To what, where:** wolf quote

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1144 «Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox at the Well, part 10: the hungry wolf and the cunning fox plan a feast of cheese, and the fox tricks the wolf into the bucket» 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/1144-pg3027-part10/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:e1:1
# text = Which proverb does the wolf quote, and what does it signify in the context of the narrative?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	proverb	proverb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	quote	quote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
10	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	signify	signify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | which proverb | the wolf quote |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quote=Eventuality |
| 2 | **signify** | present · do-support | proverb |  |  |  |  | in the context of the narrative | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot what=Theme in context=Attribute |

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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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A saying about hunger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:e1:o1:1
# text = A saying about hunger
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	saying	saying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A warning about the moon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:e1:o2:1
# text = A warning about the moon
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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"One wolf does not bite another," signifying mutual forbearance among wolves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:e1:o3:1
# text = "One wolf does not bite another," signifying mutual forbearance among wolves
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	_
10	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
11	mutual	mutual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	forbearance	forbearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	among	among	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bite** *in a quote* | present · do-support | One wolf | another |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent another=Patient |
| 2 | **signify** | gerund | One wolf *not said here* | mutual forbearance |  |  |  | among wolves | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot forbearance=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"Charity begins at home," signifying that a wolf should first provide for his own family and kin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:e1:o4:1
# text = "Charity begins at home," signifying that a wolf should first provide for his own family and kin
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
8	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	advmod	_	_
14	provide	provide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	kin	kin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** *in a quote* | present | Charity |  |  | home |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **signify** | gerund | Charity *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **provide** | should | a wolf |  |  |  |  | for wolf's own family and kin; first *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for family=Recipient |

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