--- title: What was the fate of the hyena following the division of the flock? — Jackal Tales, The Adventures of the Ja… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the fate of the hyena following the division of the flock? Exam question 2 of lesson 1164 «Jackal Tales, The Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son, part 30: the jackal cheats the hyena, the lion, and the hedgehog» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1164-pg3027-part30/e2/) [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/) / [Jackal Tales, The Adventures of the Ja…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1164-pg3027-part30/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Jackal Tales, The Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son, p… What was the fate of the hyena following the division of the flock? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fate · **What happens:** be, follow, fate · **To what, where:** division, hyena This is exam question 2 of lesson 1164 «Jackal Tales, The Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son, part 30: the jackal cheats the hyena, the lion, and the hedgehog» 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/1164-pg3027-part30/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1164-pg3027-part30:e2:1 # text = What was the fate of the hyena following the division of the flock? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hyena hyena NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 division division NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 flock flock NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the fate of the hyena | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | the fate of the hyena *not said here* | the division of the flock | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent division=Theme | | 3 | **fate** | | | the hyena | | | | | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He was let free ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1164-pg3027-part30:e2:o1:1 # text = He was let free 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 let let VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | past · passive | | He | | | | free *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He was killed by the lion with two blows of his paw ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1164-pg3027-part30:e2:o2:1 # text = He was killed by the lion with two blows of his paw 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 blows blow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 paw paw NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **kill** | past · passive | the lion | He | | | | with two blows of lion's paw | vn murder-42.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Patient with blow=Instrument | | 2 | **blow** | | lion's paw | | | | | | nom blow «act intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} He was caught by the farmer ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1164-pg3027-part30:e2:o3:1 # text = He was caught by the farmer 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 farmer farmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | past · passive | the farmer | He | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He was slain by the lion ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1164-pg3027-part30:e2:o4:1 # text = He was slain by the lion 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:pass _ _ 3 slain slay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **slay** | past · passive | the lion | He | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | **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; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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