--- title: Explain the outcome of the tale of the Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk… — Aesop's Fables, The Quack Frog, part 9… · tree and pragmatics description: Explain the outcome of the tale of the Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk, with particular reference to the consequence of the Frog's decision. Exam question 2 of lesson 139 «Aesop's Fables, The Quack Frog, part 9: a run of short animal tales, each ending with a lesson» of the books course of Mova's prim --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/139-pg11339-part9/e2/) [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 Quack Frog, part 9…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/139-pg11339-part9/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Aesop's Fables, The Quack Frog, part 9: a run of short ani… Explain the outcome of the tale of the Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk, with particular reference to the consequence of the Frog's decision. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Mouse, Frog · **What happens:** explain, tell, decide · **To what, where:** outcome · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 2 of lesson 139 «Aesop's Fables, The Quack Frog, part 9: a run of short animal tales, each ending with a lesson» 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/139-pg11339-part9/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:139-pg11339-part9:e2:1 # text = Explain the outcome of the tale of the Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk, with particular reference to the consequence of the Frog's decision. 1 Explain explain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 outcome outcome NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Frog Frog PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 Hawk Hawk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 particular particular ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 reference reference NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 Frog Frog PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 27 's 's PART POS _ 26 case _ _ 28 decision decision NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the outcome of the tale of the Mouse the Frog | | | | with particular reference to the consequence of the Frog's decision; the Hawk *obl* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic | | 2 | **tell** | | the Mouse the Frog | | | | | | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent | | 3 | **decide** | | the Frog | | | | | | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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} The Frog drowned the Mouse and then escaped unharmed while the Hawk ate the Mouse alone. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:139-pg11339-part9:e2:o1:1 # text = The Frog drowned the Mouse and then escaped unharmed while the Hawk ate the Mouse alone. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Frog Frog PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 drowned drown VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ _ 8 escaped escape VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 unharmed unharmed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ _ 10 while while SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Hawk Hawk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 Mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 16 alone alone ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drown** | past | the Frog | the Mouse | | | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient | | 2 | **escape** | past | the Frog *not said here* | | | | then | unharmed *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **eat** | past | the Hawk | the Mouse | | | | alone *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The Frog and the Mouse were both saved when the Hawk swooped down and the Frog's leg slipped free from the cord at last. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:139-pg11339-part9:e2:o2:1 # text = The Frog and the Mouse were both saved when the Hawk swooped down and the Frog's leg slipped free from the cord at last. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Frog Frog PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 6 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 7 both both ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 saved save VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 12 advmod _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Hawk Hawk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 swooped swoop VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 13 down down ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 Frog Frog PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's 's PART POS _ 16 case _ _ 18 leg leg NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 slipped slip VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 20 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 xcomp _ _ 21 from from ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 cord cord NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 24 at at ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **save** | past · passive | | the Frog and the Mouse | | | | both *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **swoop down** | past | the Hawk | | | | | down *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **slip** | past | the Frog's leg | | | | | at last; from the cord; free *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from cord=Co-Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The Frog tricked the Mouse, and the Hawk later ate only the Mouse. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:139-pg11339-part9:e2:o3:1 # text = The Frog tricked the Mouse, and the Hawk later ate only the Mouse. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Frog Frog PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 tricked trick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Hawk Hawk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 11 advmod _ _ 11 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 only only ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 Mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **trick** | past | the Frog | the Mouse | | | | | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient | | 2 | **eat** | past | the Hawk | the Mouse | | | | late *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The Frog drowned the Mouse, then was seized and eaten alongside him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:139-pg11339-part9:e2:o4:1 # text = The Frog drowned the Mouse, then was seized and eaten alongside him 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Frog Frog PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 drowned drown VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 9 advmod _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 seized seize VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 eaten eat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 conj _ _ 12 alongside alongside ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drown** | past | the Frog | the Mouse | | | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient | | 2 | **seize** | past · passive | | | | | then | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP» | | 3 | **eat** | participle | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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