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title: the wolf was dead hungry, mate, and the fox was just thin as a rake — Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox… · tree and pragmatics
description: the wolf was dead hungry, mate, and the fox was just thin as a rake Test 9 · ★ 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 sc
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# Test 9 · ★ · Reynard the Fox, The Wolf and the Fox at the Well, part 10…

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the wolf was dead hungry, mate, and the fox was just thin as a rake

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wolf, fox · **What happens:** be

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t9:1
# text = the wolf was dead hungry, mate, and the fox was just thin as a rake
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	rake	rake	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** | past | the wolf |  |  |  |  | mate *vocative*; hungry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the fox |  |  |  |  | as a rake; thin *property* | 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 -->
her cubs had eaten all her food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t9:o1:1
# text = her cubs had eaten all her food
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	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · perfect · passive |  | her cubs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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she had grown thin because she gave all her food to the cubs and never ate herself at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t9:o2:1
# text = she had grown thin because she gave all her food to the cubs and never ate herself at all
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cubs	cub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past · perfect | she |  |  |  |  | thin *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | she | her food | the cubs |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent food=Theme to cub=Recipient |
| 3 | **not** **eat** | past | she *not said here* | herself *= she* |  | all |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she had gone thin from hunger too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t9:o3:1
# text = she had gone thin from hunger too
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past · perfect | she |  |  | hunger |  | thin *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from hunger=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she had been hunting all week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1144-pg3027-part10:t9:o4:1
# text = she had been hunting all week
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux	_	_
4	hunting	hunt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | past · perfect · progressive | she |  |  |  | week |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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