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title: and the wolf said "one wolf does not bite another," like, what a clown — Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox… · tree and pragmatics
description: and the wolf said "one wolf does not bite another," like, what a clown Test 3 · ★ 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
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# Test 3 · ★ · Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox at the Well, part 10…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and the wolf said "one wolf does not bite another," like, what a clown

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wolf, one wolf · **What happens:** say, not bite · **To what, where:** another · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t3:1
# text = and the wolf said "one wolf does not bite another," like, what a clown
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	16	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	parataxis	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	clown	clown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **bite** *in a quote* | present · do-support | one wolf | another |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a old saying the wolves used when they wanted to stop fighting over the scraps from the farm

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t3:o1:1
# text = it's a old saying the wolves used when they wanted to stop fighting over the scraps from the farm
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
15	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	scraps	scrap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **use** | past | the wolves |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **want** | past | wolves *= wolf* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | wolves *= wolf* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 6 | **fight** | gerund | wolves *= wolf* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from the farm; over the scraps | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.theme NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent over scrap=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a proverb about not biting your mates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t3:o2:1
# text = it's a proverb about not biting your mates
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	proverb	proverb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	biting	bite	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a proverb |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **bite** | gerund | a proverb *not said here* | your mates |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he was quoting a rule about hunting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t3:o3:1
# text = he was quoting a rule about hunting
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	quoting	quote	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quote** *speech: other* | past · progressive | he | a rule |  |  |  | about hunting | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
it's a rule about who gets the cheese first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t3:o4:1
# text = it's a rule about who gets the cheese first
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	appos	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | a rule | the cheese |  |  |  | first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cheese=Stimulus |

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