--- title: Why'd the old lady not pay him, innit? — Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds:… · tree and pragmatics description: Why'd the old lady not pay him, innit? Test 6 · ★ 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 the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/134-pg11339-part4/t6/) [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/) / [Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/134-pg11339-part4/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat disguised as… Why'd the old lady not pay him, innit? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** old lady · **What happens:** not pay, innit · **To what, where:** him This is test 6 · ★ 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. 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:t6:1 # text = Why'd the old lady not pay him, innit? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 lady lady NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 innit innit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **pay** | would | the old lady | him *= he* | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Asset | | 2 | **innit** | infinitive | the old lady *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | 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} She said she was blinder than ever, so the cure had failed and no fee was owed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:t6:o1:1 # text = She said she was blinder than ever, so the cure had failed and no fee was owed 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 blinder blind ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 ccomp _ _ 6 than than ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 cure cure NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 failed fail VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 parataxis _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 15 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 16 det _ _ 16 fee fee NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 owed owe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | she | | | | | blind *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **fail** | past · perfect | the cure | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **owe** | past · passive | | no fee | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} She said he had not cured her ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:t6:o2:1 # text = She said he had not cured her 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 cured cure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **cure** | past · perfect · passive | | he | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} She said she was blinder than ever ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:t6:o3:1 # text = She said she was blinder than ever 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 blinder blind ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 ccomp _ _ 6 than than ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | she | | | | | blind *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} She claimed he robbed her blind ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:134-pg11339-part4:t6:o4:1 # text = She claimed he robbed her blind 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 claimed claim VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 robbed rob VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 blind blind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | She | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **rob** | past | he | her blind | | | | | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blind=Source | **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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