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description: Which of the following best describes the outcome of Iktomi's attempt to deceive the wolves regarding the ducks beneath the ashes? Exam question 1 of lesson 1265 «Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wolves and the blanket» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 1 · Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wo…

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of Iktomi's attempt to deceive the wolves regarding the ducks beneath the ashes?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Iktomi · **What happens:** follow, describe, deceive, regard, attempt · **To what, where:** outcome, wolves

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1265 «Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wolves and the blanket» 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/1265-pg338-part2/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of Iktomi's attempt to deceive the wolves regarding the ducks beneath the ashes?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	deceive	deceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
20	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **describe** | present |  | the outcome of Iktomi's attempt |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **deceive** | to-infinitive |  | the wolves |  |  |  | regard the ducks beneath the ashes | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wolf=Patient |
| 4 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **attempt** |  | Iktomi |  |  |  |  |  | nom attempt «act 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He lost the remaining ducks through his own false claim

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:e1:o1:1
# text = He lost the remaining ducks through his own false claim
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	remaining	remaining	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | He | the remaining ducks |  | his own false claim |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Eventuality |
| 2 | **claim** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He ate the ducks himself after all the trickery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:e1:o2:1
# text = He ate the ducks himself after all the trickery
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	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	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trickery	trickery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | He | the ducks |  |  | after all trickery | himself *= he* *obl:unmarked* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He kept the ducks by hiding them well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:e1:o3:1
# text = He kept the ducks by hiding them well
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	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	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | He | the ducks |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund | He *not said here* | ducks *= duck* |  |  |  | well *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He won the ducks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1265-pg338-part2:e1:o4:1
# text = He won the ducks
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	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	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | He | the ducks |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Eventuality |

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