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description: Which of the following best describes the hedgehog's stratagem, as recounted in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 1165 «Indian Tales, The Younger Son of the Jackal, part 31: the jackal cheats the sheep over the grain, and the greyhound is called in» of the books course of Mova's primary school,
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# Exam question 1 · Indian Tales, The Younger Son of the Jackal, part 31: the…

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Which of the following best describes the hedgehog's stratagem, as recounted in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe, recount · **To what, where:** stratagem, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1165 «Indian Tales, The Younger Son of the Jackal, part 31: the jackal cheats the sheep over the grain, and the greyhound is called in» 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/1165-pg3027-part31/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the hedgehog's stratagem, as recounted in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	stratagem	stratagem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	recounted	recount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the hedgehog's stratagem |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **recount** *speech: other* | participle |  | the hedgehog's stratagem *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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a deceit by which the jackal was lured into a fatal ambush

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e1:o1:1
# text = a deceit by which the jackal was lured into a fatal ambush
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deceit	deceit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	lured	lure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fatal	fatal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lure** | past · passive | a deceit | the jackal |  |  |  | into a fatal ambush *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Patient into ambush=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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a simple honest offer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e1:o2:1
# text = a simple honest offer
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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a deceit by which the jackal was lured into a fatal ambush and then crushed beneath a rolling stone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e1:o3:1
# text = a deceit by which the jackal was lured into a fatal ambush and then crushed beneath a rolling stone
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deceit	deceit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	lured	lure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fatal	fatal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	crushed	crush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	amod	_	_
19	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lure** | past · passive | a deceit | the jackal |  |  |  | into a fatal ambush *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Patient into ambush=Result |
| 2 | **crush** | past | a deceit |  |  |  | then | beneath a rolling stone | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **roll** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a clever bargain that left the jackal pleased with the outcome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e1:o4:1
# text = a clever bargain that left the jackal pleased with the outcome
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | a clever bargain |  | the jackal |  |  | with the outcome; pleased *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent jackal=Recipient with outcome=Theme |

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