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description: Which quality does the old Peasant's Ass display when offered the chance to flee with its master? Exam question 4 of lesson 141 «Aesop's Fables, The Blacksmith and His Dog: the lazy dog is fed only when the work stops» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 4 · Aesop's Fables, The Blacksmith and His Dog: the lazy dog i…

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Which quality does the old Peasant's Ass display when offered the chance to flee with its master?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** quality, old Peasant · **What happens:** do, offer, flee, display · **To what, where:** Ass display, chance

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 141 «Aesop's Fables, The Blacksmith and His Dog: the lazy dog is fed only when the work stops» 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/141-pg11339-part11/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:141-pg11339-part11:e4:1
# text = Which quality does the old Peasant's Ass display when offered the chance to flee with its master?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Peasant	Peasant	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	Ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
11	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	flee	flee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | which quality | the old Peasant's Ass display |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent display=Eventuality |
| 2 | **offer** | participle | which quality *not said here* | the chance |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent chance=Theme |
| 3 | **flee** | to-infinitive | which quality *not said here* | the chance *not said here* |  |  |  | with quality's master | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **display** |  | the old Peasant |  |  |  |  |  | nom display «communication transitive»: poss=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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Indifference to the consequences of being captured by the enemy, along with a firm refusal to carry any load

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:141-pg11339-part11:e4:o1:1
# text = Indifference to the consequences of being captured by the enemy, along with a firm refusal to carry any load
1	Indifference	Indifference	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	captured	capture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	along	along	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl	_	_
19	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	load	load	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **capture** | gerund · passive | the enemy | the consequences *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **carry** | to-infinitive | the enemy *not said here* | any load |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Indifference to the consequences of being captured by the enemy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:141-pg11339-part11:e4:o2:1
# text = Indifference to the consequences of being captured by the enemy
1	Indifference	Indifference	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	captured	capture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **capture** | gerund · passive | the enemy | the consequences *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Indifference to the consequences of being captured by the enemy, which the old Peasant had long admired

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:141-pg11339-part11:e4:o3:1
# text = Indifference to the consequences of being captured by the enemy, which the old Peasant had long admired
1	Indifference	Indifference	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	captured	capture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	Peasant	Peasant	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	_	_
18	admired	admire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **capture** | gerund · passive | the enemy | the consequences *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **admire** | past · perfect · passive |  | the old Peasant |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Anxiety about being abandoned by his master in battle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:141-pg11339-part11:e4:o4:1
# text = Anxiety about being abandoned by his master in battle
1	Anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abandon** | gerund · passive | his master in battle | Anxiety *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme |

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