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description: To which of the following does the puma's plan to frame the stag for the theft of the sheep most directly lead? Exam question 2 of lesson 1261 «South American Tales, The Puma and the Monkey, part 62: the puma tricks the stag, the stag is framed for theft, the monkey outwits the puma» of the books co
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# Exam question 2 · South American Tales, The Puma and the Monkey, part 62: th…

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To which of the following does the puma's plan to frame the stag for the theft of the sheep most directly lead?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** puma · **What happens:** follow, plan

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1261 «South American Tales, The Puma and the Monkey, part 62: the puma tricks the stag, the stag is framed for theft, the monkey outwits the puma» 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/1261-pg3282-part62/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1261-pg3282-part62:e2:1
# text = To which of the following does the puma's plan to frame the stag for the theft of the sheep most directly lead?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	puma	puma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	stag	stag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	theft	theft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
21	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	22	advmod	_	_
22	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	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 | **plan** |  | the puma |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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The workers fleeing from the field

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1261-pg3282-part62:e2:o1:1
# text = The workers fleeing from the field
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	fleeing	flee	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | gerund | the workers *not said here* |  |  | the field |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from field=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The shepherd beating the stag to death in the sheepfold yard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1261-pg3282-part62:e2:o2:1
# text = The shepherd beating the stag to death in the sheepfold yard
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	beating	beat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stag	stag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sheepfold	sheepfold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | gerund | the shepherd *not said here* | the stag | death |  |  | in the sheepfold yard | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent stag=Patient to death=Recipient in yard=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The puma's dog chasing the stag

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1261-pg3282-part62:e2:o3:1
# text = The puma's dog chasing the stag
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puma	puma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	chasing	chase	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stag	stag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | gerund | the puma's dog *not said here* | the stag |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stag=Theme |

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

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The shepherd beating the stag to death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1261-pg3282-part62:e2:o4:1
# text = The shepherd beating the stag to death
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	beating	beat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stag	stag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | gerund | the shepherd *not said here* | the stag | death |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent stag=Patient to death=Recipient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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