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description: What stratagem does the mink employ to frustrate the wolves' vengeful assembly? Exam question 3 of lesson 1190 «Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, part 1: a sly mink tricks a hungry wolf, then outwits the whole wolf pack's revenge plan» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependen
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# Exam question 3 · Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, part 1: a sly mink tric…

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What stratagem does the mink employ to frustrate the wolves' vengeful assembly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** stratagem · **What happens:** do, frustrate · **To what, where:** mink employ, vengeful assembly

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1190 «Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, part 1: a sly mink tricks a hungry wolf, then outwits the whole wolf pack's revenge plan» 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/1190-pg3027-part56/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:e3:1
# text = What stratagem does the mink employ to frustrate the wolves' vengeful assembly?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	stratagem	stratagem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mink	mink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	employ	employ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	frustrate	frustrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	vengeful	vengeful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | what stratagem | the mink employ |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employ=Eventuality |
| 2 | **frustrate** | to-infinitive | what stratagem *not said here* | the wolves's vengeful assembly |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus assembly=Experiencer |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He enlists a mouse to gnaw through their weapons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:e3:o1:1
# text = He enlists a mouse to gnaw through their weapons
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enlists	enlist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	gnaw	gnaw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlist** | present | He | a mouse |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |
| 2 | **gnaw** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | their weapons |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He persuades a friendly mouse to quietly gnaw through every one of the wolves' weapons at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:e3:o2:1
# text = He persuades a friendly mouse to quietly gnaw through every one of the wolves' weapons at night
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	persuades	persuade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	gnaw	gnaw	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | present | He | a friendly mouse |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient |
| 2 | **gnaw** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  | night | through every one of the wolves's weapons; quietly *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tricks the wolves with a false feast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:e3:o3:1
# text = He tricks the wolves with a false feast
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tricks	trick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | present | He | the wolves |  |  |  | with a false feast | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He enlists a mouse to secretly gnaw through all of the wolves' bows and paddles

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:e3:o4:1
# text = He enlists a mouse to secretly gnaw through all of the wolves' bows and paddles
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enlists	enlist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	gnaw	gnaw	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	bows	bow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	paddles	paddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlist** | present | He | a mouse |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |
| 2 | **gnaw** | present | He *not said here* |  |  | all |  | secretly *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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