--- title: the fox's babies were crying, so she was like "I need food for them" — Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox… · tree and pragmatics description: the fox's babies were crying, so she was like "I need food for them" Test 12 · ★ 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1144-pg3027-part10/t12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1144-pg3027-part10/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★ · Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox at the Well, part 10… the fox's babies were crying, so she was like "I need food for them" **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** babies, fox · **What happens:** cry, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 12 · ★ 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. 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/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t12:1 # text = the fox's babies were crying, so she was like "I need food for them" 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 babies baby NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 9 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 11 like like SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 15 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 16 for for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | the fox's babies | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | fox | | | | | for babies *= baby*; need *property* | tree rules | 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} her cubs had already gone hunting ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t12:o1:1 # text = her cubs had already gone hunting 1 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 cubs cub NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 already already ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 hunting hunting NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past · perfect | her cubs | hunting | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hunting=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} she had little ones at home ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t12:o2:1 # text = she had little ones at home 1 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | she | little ones | | home | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} the cubs were waiting in the den ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t12:o3:1 # text = the cubs were waiting in the den 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cubs cub NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 den den NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | past · progressive | the cubs | | | the den | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in den=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} her pups were hiding in the den ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t12:o4:1 # text = her pups were hiding in the den 1 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 pups pup NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 hiding hide VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 den den NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | past · progressive | her pups | | | the den | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in den=Location | **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; 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