--- title: Which creature was the fox obliged to make the Lapp believe had slai… — Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reind… · tree and pragmatics description: Which creature was the fox obliged to make the Lapp believe had slain the reindeer? Exam question 1 of lesson 1244 «Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks the Lapp, the fish and the asp» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1244-pg3282-part45/e1/) [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/) / [Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reind…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1244-pg3282-part45/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks… Which creature was the fox obliged to make the Lapp believe had slain the reindeer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** creature · **What happens:** be, oblige, make, slay · **To what, where:** fox, Lapp, reindeer This is exam question 1 of lesson 1244 «Far North Tales, The Fox and the Reindeer: the fox tricks the Lapp, the fish and the asp» 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/1244-pg3282-part45/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:e1:1 # text = Which creature was the fox obliged to make the Lapp believe had slain the reindeer? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 creature creature NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 obliged oblige VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Lapp Lapp PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 believe believe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 slain slay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 reindeer reindeer NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the fox | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **oblige** | past | which creature | | | | | | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result | | 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | which creature *not said here* | the Lapp | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset lapp=Product | | 4 | **slay** | present · perfect | | the reindeer | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reindeer=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The fox's comrades were the creatures falsely accused by him. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:e1:o1:1 # text = The fox's comrades were the creatures falsely accused by him. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 comrades comrade NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 creatures creature NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 8 falsely falsely ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 accused accuse VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the fox's comrades | the creatures | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **accuse** | participle | | the creatures *not said here* | | | | by fox; falsely *property* | vn suspect-81 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The bears were the ones he blamed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:e1:o2:1 # text = The bears were the ones he blamed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bears bear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 blamed blame VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | the bears | the ones | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **blame** | past | he | the ones *not said here* | | | | | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The wolves ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:e1:o3:1 # text = The wolves 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wolves wolf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} The wolves and bears were blamed for the deed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1244-pg3282-part45:e1:o4:1 # text = The wolves and bears were blamed for the deed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wolves wolf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 bears bear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 blamed blame VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 deed deed NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blame** | past · passive | | the wolves and bears | | | | for the deed | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for deed=Attribute | **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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