--- title: Ain't the timid soldier a proper coward? What did he do? — Aesop's Fables, The Lion, the Bear, an… · tree and pragmatics description: Ain't the timid soldier a proper coward? What did he do? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 142 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox: a sly Fox steals a kid while two beasts lie wounded» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/142-pg11339-part12/t4/) [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/) / [Aesop's Fables, The Lion, the Bear, an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/142-pg11339-part12/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox: a sly Fox… Ain't the timid soldier a proper coward? What did he do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ai · **What happens:** do This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 142 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox: a sly Fox steals a kid while two beasts lie wounded» 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/142-pg11339-part12/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ain't the timid soldier a proper coward? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:142-pg11339-part12:t4:1 # text = Ain't the timid soldier a proper coward? 1 Ai ai NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 timid timid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 soldier soldier NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 coward coward NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* What did he do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:142-pg11339-part12:t4:2 # text = What did he do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past · do-support | Ai | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He ran away at once, and later returned to shout threats at the Robber who had left ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:142-pg11339-part12:t4:o1:1 # text = He ran away at once, and later returned to shout threats at the Robber who had left 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 9 advmod _ _ 9 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 shout shout VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 threats threat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 Robber Robber PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 16 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 17 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 15 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run away** | past | He | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Trajectory | | 2 | **return** | past | He *not said here* | | | | | late *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | threats | | the Robber | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent threat=Topic | | 4 | **leave** | past · perfect | the Robber | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He ran off, then came back to boast ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:142-pg11339-part12:t4:o2:1 # text = He ran off, then came back to boast 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 off off ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 6 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 boast boast VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run off** | past | He | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **come back** | past | He *not said here* | | | | then | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} He fled, then came back bragging ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:142-pg11339-part12:t4:o3:1 # text = He fled, then came back bragging 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 fled flee VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 5 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 back back ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 bragging brag VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flee** | past | He | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **come back** | past | He *not said here* | | | | then | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **brag** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} He scarpered first, then strolled back to show off his big talk ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:142-pg11339-part12:t4:o4:1 # text = He scarpered first, then strolled back to show off his big talk 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 scarpered scarper VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 6 strolled stroll VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 10 off off ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 12 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 talk talk NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **scarper** | past | He | | | | | first *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **stroll back** | participle | He *not said here* | | | | then | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **show off** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his big talk | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent talk=Recipient | | 4 | **talk** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | **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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