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title: Gutted for the Jackdaw, what happened to him? — Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar… · tree and pragmatics
description: Gutted for the Jackdaw, what happened to him? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 140 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar and other fables, part 10: animals and a Man quarrel, learn small lessons and get their comeuppance» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Test 7 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar and other fables, pa…

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Gutted for the Jackdaw, what happened to him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jackdaw · **What happens:** gut, happen · **To what, where:** Jackdaw

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 140 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Boar and other fables, part 10: animals and a Man quarrel, learn small lessons and get their comeuppance» 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/140-pg11339-part10/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t7:1
# text = Gutted for the Jackdaw, what happened to him?
1	Gutted	gut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Jackdaw	Jackdaw	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
7	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **happen** | past | the Jackdaw |  | Jackdaw |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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The other birds found out he had borrowed the gaudy feathers and plucked them all off, leaving him bare

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t7:o1:1
# text = The other birds found out he had borrowed the gaudy feathers and plucked them all off, leaving him bare
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	gaudy	gaudy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	plucked	pluck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	all	all	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	off	off	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | participle |  | the other birds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **borrow** | past · perfect | he | the gaudy feathers |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme |
| 3 | **pluck** | past | he *not said here* | feathers *= feather* |  |  |  | off *property* | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 4 | **leave** | gerund | he *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | bare *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The birds tore his borrowed plumes off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t7:o2:1
# text = The birds tore his borrowed plumes off
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tore	tore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	plumes	plume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tore off** | past | the birds | his borrowed plumes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **borrow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The birds pulled off his borrowed feathers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t7:o3:1
# text = The birds pulled off his borrowed feathers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull off** | participle · passive |  | the birds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **borrow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The birds all flew away from him in disgust and he was left alone on the branch with no friends at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:140-pg11339-part10:t7:o4:1
# text = The birds all flew away from him in disgust and he was left alone on the branch with no friends at all
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	all	all	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	disgust	disgust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
14	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
20	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly away** | past | the birds |  |  | disgust |  | from him *= he*; all, away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent in disgust=Location |
| 2 | **leave** | past · passive |  | he |  | the branch |  | with no friends; at all; alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme on branch=Location |

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