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description: With reference to the Doctor and the Old Woman, which condition governed the payment of the fee? Exam question 2 of lesson 134 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as a doctor is turned away, and eight more short fables follow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 2 · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as…

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With reference to the Doctor and the Old Woman, which condition governed the payment of the fee?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Old Woman · **What happens:** govern, pay · **To what, where:** payment, fee

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 134 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as a doctor is turned away, and eight more short fables follow» 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/134-pg11339-part4/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:e2:1
# text = With reference to the Doctor and the Old Woman, which condition governed the payment of the fee?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	12	det	_	_
12	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	governed	govern	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **govern** | past | the Old Woman and which condition | the payment of the fee |  |  |  | with reference to the Doctor | vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent payment=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** |  |  | the fee |  |  |  |  | nom payment «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Fee was set by the magistrates after each visit to the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:e2:o1:1
# text = Fee was set by the magistrates after each visit to the house
1	Fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	magistrates	magistrate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past · passive | the magistrates | Fee |  |  | after each visit | to the house | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient subject=Result |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Payment was due only upon the successful cure of her blindness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:e2:o2:1
# text = Payment was due only upon the successful cure of her blindness
1	Payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Payment |  |  |  |  | upon the due successful cure; of her blindness | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Payment was due only upon the successful cure of her blindness, which the magistrates would later confirm in full at court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:e2:o3:1
# text = Payment was due only upon the successful cure of her blindness, which the magistrates would later confirm in full at court
1	Payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	magistrates	magistrate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
16	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	_
18	confirm	confirm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Payment |  |  |  |  | upon the due successful cure; of her blindness | tree rules |
| 2 | **confirm** | would | the magistrates | the due successful cure |  |  |  | full, late *property* | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot which=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Payment was due only upon the successful cure of her blindness, and the doctor was allowed to take goods from the house meanwhile

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:e2:o4:1
# text = Payment was due only upon the successful cure of her blindness, and the doctor was allowed to take goods from the house meanwhile
1	Payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	19	obj	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	meanwhile	meanwhile	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Payment |  |  |  |  | due *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **allow** | past · passive |  | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the doctor *not said here* | goods |  | the house |  | meanwhile *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent goods=Theme from house=Initial\_Location |

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