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title: so how did the wolves plan to get the mink, like what was the move? — Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: so how did the wolves plan to get the mink, like what was the move? Test 5 · ★ 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 dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 5 · ★ · Folk Tales, The Mink and the Wolf, part 1: a sly mink tric…

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so how did the wolves plan to get the mink, like what was the move?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wolves · **What happens:** do, plan, get, be · **To what, where:** mink

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This is test 5 · ★ 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. 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t5:1
# text = so how did the wolves plan to get the mink, like what was the move?
1	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	plan	plan	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** | present | the wolves |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the wolves *not said here* | the mink |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mink=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | like the move | 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}

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A surprise attack at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t5:o1:1
# text = A surprise attack at night
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hunting him in the forest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t5:o2:1
# text = Hunting him in the forest
1	Hunting	hunt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  | the forest |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in forest=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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A big feast with invitations sent to every wolf in the area

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t5:o3:1
# text = A big feast with invitations sent to every wolf in the area
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	invitations	invitation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | participle |  | a big feast with invitations *not said here* |  | the area |  | to every wolf | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to wolf=Destination |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A big feast and invitations

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1190-pg3027-part56:t5:o4:1
# text = A big feast and invitations
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	invitations	invitation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
```

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

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