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title: Describe the physical ailment the Fox claimed to have, as represente… — Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the physical ailment the Fox claimed to have, as represented in the text. Exam question 3 of lesson 1393 «Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 6: a sly Fox and Cat talk Pinocchio into a plan for gold, then vanish at the inn» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Exam question 3 · Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 6: a sly Fox and Cat…

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Describe the physical ailment the Fox claimed to have, as represented in the text.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Fox · **What happens:** describe, claim, have, represent · **To what, where:** physical ailment

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1393 «Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 6: a sly Fox and Cat talk Pinocchio into a plan for gold, then vanish at the inn» 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/1393-pg500-part6/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e3:1
# text = Describe the physical ailment the Fox claimed to have, as represented in the text.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ailment	ailment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	represented	represent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the physical ailment |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent ailment=Theme |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the Fox | the physical ailment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | to-infinitive | the Fox *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **represent** | participle | the Fox *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the text | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in text=Attribute |

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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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A lame leg, which he limped on for the whole walk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e3:o1:1
# text = A lame leg, which he limped on for the whole walk
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lame	lame	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	limped	limp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **limp on** | past | a lame leg |  |  |  |  | for the whole walk | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A bad back that made him walk slowly around the inn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e3:o2:1
# text = A bad back that made him walk slowly around the inn
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	around	around	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | a bad back | back |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |
| 2 | **walk** | infinitive | a bad back |  |  | the inn |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around inn=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A lame paw, which he was observed to use without any difficulty whatsoever at the inn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e3:o3:1
# text = A lame paw, which he was observed to use without any difficulty whatsoever at the inn
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lame	lame	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	paw	paw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · passive |  | a lame paw |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the inn |  | without any difficulty; whatsoever *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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A lame paw, which he was observed to use without difficulty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e3:o4:1
# text = A lame paw, which he was observed to use without difficulty
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lame	lame	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	paw	paw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · passive |  | a lame paw |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | without difficulty | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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