--- title: What may reasonably be inferred about the intentions of the Fox and… — Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part… · tree and pragmatics description: What may reasonably be inferred about the intentions of the Fox and the Cat? Exam question 4 of lesson 1397 «Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 10: Pinocchio is robbed of his gold and sent to prison» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1397-pg500-part10/e4/) [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/) / [Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1397-pg500-part10/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 10: Pinocchio is rob… What may reasonably be inferred about the intentions of the Fox and the Cat? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** infer, intend · **To what, where:** Fox This is exam question 4 of lesson 1397 «Pinocchio, The Field of Wonders, part 10: Pinocchio is robbed of his gold and sent to prison» 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/1397-pg500-part10/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1397-pg500-part10:e4:1 # text = What may reasonably be inferred about the intentions of the Fox and the Cat? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 reasonably reasonably ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 inferred infer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 intentions intention NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 Cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **infer** | may · passive | | | | | | about the intentions of the Fox and the Cat; reasonably *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: what=Theme | | 2 | **intend** | | | the Fox and the Cat | | | | | nom intention «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 {#o1} They planned to sell his shoes ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1397-pg500-part10:e4:o1:1 # text = They planned to sell his shoes 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 planned plan VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 sell sell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 shoes shoe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **plan** | past | They | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **sell** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | his shoes | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} They meant to befriend and help him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1397-pg500-part10:e4:o2:1 # text = They meant to befriend and help him 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 befriend befriend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | past | They | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **befriend** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **help** | infinitive | They *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} They wanted to rob him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1397-pg500-part10:e4:o3:1 # text = They wanted to rob him 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 rob rob VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | They | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **rob** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Source | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} They intended to deceive and rob him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1397-pg500-part10:e4:o4:1 # text = They intended to deceive and rob him 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 intended intend VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 deceive deceive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 rob rob VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **intend** | past | They | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **deceive** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | | | | | | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **rob** | infinitive | They *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Source | **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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