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title: State the reason the Cat gave for the sudden departure of himself an… — Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the reason the Cat gave for the sudden departure of himself and the Fox from the Inn. Exam question 4 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 d
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# Exam question 4 · Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 6: a sly Fox and Cat…

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State the reason the Cat gave for the sudden departure of himself and the Fox from the Inn.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** State reason, Cat · **What happens:** give, depart

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e4:1
# text = State the reason the Cat gave for the sudden departure of himself and the Fox from the Inn.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Inn	Inn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the State reason |  |  |  |  | for the sudden departure of Cat | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for departure=Asset |
| 2 | **depart** |  | Cat |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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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 telegram saying his first-born had a bad cold and fever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e4:o1:1
# text = A telegram saying his first-born had a bad cold and fever
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	telegram	telegram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a telegram *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bear** | participle · passive |  | telegram |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **have** | past | a telegram | a bad cold and fever |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A message from home about his sick son and a broken leg

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e4:o2:1
# text = A message from home about his sick son and a broken leg
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A telegram reporting that his first-born was suffering from chilblains and a high fever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e4:o3:1
# text = A telegram reporting that his first-born was suffering from chilblains and a high fever
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	telegram	telegram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	reporting	report	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	suffering	suffer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	chilblains	chilblain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | gerund | a telegram *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | participle · passive |  | telegram |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **suffer** | past · progressive | a telegram |  |  | chilblains and a high fever |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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

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A telegram reporting that his first-born was suffering from chilblains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1393-pg500-part6:e4:o4:1
# text = A telegram reporting that his first-born was suffering from chilblains
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	telegram	telegram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	reporting	report	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	suffering	suffer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	chilblains	chilblain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | gerund | a telegram *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | participle · passive |  | telegram |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **suffer** | past · progressive | a telegram |  |  | chilblains |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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