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title: Identify the means by which the sheep obtained assistance against th… — Indian Tales, The Younger Son of the J… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the means by which the sheep obtained assistance against the jackal's unjust division of the harvest. Exam question 2 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
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# Exam question 2 · Indian Tales, The Younger Son of the Jackal, part 31: the…

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Identify the means by which the sheep obtained assistance against the jackal's unjust division of the harvest.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sheep · **What happens:** identify, mean, obtain · **To what, where:** assistance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e2:1
# text = Identify the means by which the sheep obtained assistance against the jackal's unjust division of the harvest.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	unjust	unjust	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	division	division	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **obtain** | past | the sheep | assistance |  |  |  | against the jackal's unjust division of the harvest | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assistance=Theme |

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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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she summoned the greyhound, who was induced to confront the jackal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e2:o1:1
# text = she summoned the greyhound, who was induced to confront the jackal
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	induced	induce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	confront	confront	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | she |  | the greyhound |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent greyhound=Recipient |
| 2 | **induce** | past · passive |  | the greyhound |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 3 | **confront** | to-infinitive |  | the jackal |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jackal=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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she fetched a shepherd who scolded the jackal loudly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e2:o2:1
# text = she fetched a shepherd who scolded the jackal loudly
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fetched	fetch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	scolded	scold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fetch** | past | she | a shepherd |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shepherd=Theme |
| 2 | **scold** | past | a shepherd | the jackal |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jackal=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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she simply asked the jackal nicely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e2:o3:1
# text = she simply asked the jackal nicely
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	nicely	nicely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | she |  | the jackal |  |  | nicely, simply *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent jackal=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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she called the greyhound, who was persuaded to face the jackal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1165-pg3027-part31:e2:o4:1
# text = she called the greyhound, who was persuaded to face the jackal
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | she |  | the greyhound |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent greyhound=Recipient |
| 2 | **persuade** | past · passive |  | the greyhound |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 3 | **face** | to-infinitive | the greyhound *not said here* |  | the jackal |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme jackal=Destination |

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