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title: In what manner did the father demonstrate to his sons the advantage… — Aesop's Fables, The Dog and the Cook,… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the father demonstrate to his sons the advantage of unity? Exam question 4 of lesson 138 «Aesop's Fables, The Dog and the Cook, part 8: a dog is thrown out of a feast, a vain Monkey is trapped, and more short fables» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 4 · Aesop's Fables, The Dog and the Cook, part 8: a dog is thr…

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In what manner did the father demonstrate to his sons the advantage of unity?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** father · **What happens:** demonstrate · **To what, where:** manner

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 138 «Aesop's Fables, The Dog and the Cook, part 8: a dog is thrown out of a feast, a vain Monkey is trapped, and more short fables» 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/138-pg11339-part8/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:e4:1
# text = In what manner did the father demonstrate to his sons the advantage of unity?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	advantage	advantage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	unity	unity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | past · do-support | the father |  |  | what manner |  | to father's sons | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to son=Experiencer |

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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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By tying the sticks together and then having the sons break them one by one at the market

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:e4:o1:1
# text = By tying the sticks together and then having the sons break them one by one at the market
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tying	tie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	break	break	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nmod	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | gerund |  | the sticks |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **break** | present | the sons | sticks *= stick* |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent they=Patient one=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By having them break sticks one at a time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:e4:o2:1
# text = By having them break sticks one at a time
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **stick** | present | having | one |  |  | time |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By having them break a bundle of sticks while united, then having them break the sticks separately one by one

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:e4:o3:1
# text = By having them break a bundle of sticks while united, then having them break the sticks separately one by one
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	csubj	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bundle	bundle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	united	united	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	aux	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	separately	separately	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	obl	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | a bundle of sticks |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bundle=Patient |
| 3 | **break** | gerund | having | the sticks |  |  |  | one by one *obl*; separately *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stick=Patient |

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

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By having them break a bundle of sticks united and then separately

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:e4:o4:1
# text = By having them break a bundle of sticks united and then separately
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bundle	bundle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	united	united	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	separately	separately	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | imperative | you *not said here* | a bundle of sticks |  |  |  | united *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bundle=Patient |

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