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title: Was the sick old lion a dodgy one, bruh? — Aesop's Fables, The Dog and the Cook,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Was the sick old lion a dodgy one, bruh? Test 13 · ★ 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 dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 13 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Dog and the Cook, part 8: a dog is thr…

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Was the sick old lion a dodgy one, bruh?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** sick old lion

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This is test 13 · ★ 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. 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/#t13).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:t13:1
# text = Was the sick old lion a dodgy one, bruh?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	csubj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the sick old lion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Yeah, he ate every visitor who came into the cave, and that's why the footprints all pointed in

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:t13:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he ate every visitor who came into the cave, and that's why the footprints all pointed in
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	parataxis	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	footprints	footprint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	all	all	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	ccomp	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | he | every visitor |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visitor=Patient |
| 2 | **come** | past | every visitor |  |  | the cave |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into cave=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **point** | participle · passive |  | the footprints |  |  |  | all *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

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Yeah, he ate the visitors who came into the cave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:t13:o2:1
# text = Yeah, he ate the visitors who came into the cave
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | he | the visitors |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visitor=Patient |
| 2 | **come** | past | the visitors |  |  | the cave |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into cave=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, he was just old and sick and asked everyone to come in for a kind chat about his health

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:t13:o3:1
# text = Nah, he was just old and sick and asked everyone to come in for a kind chat about his health
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	about	about	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | he *not said here* | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **come in** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a kind chat about his health | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he hunted the animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:138-pg11339-part8:t13:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he hunted the animals
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | past | he | the animals |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

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