--- title: That Trumpeter's getting nicked by the enemy. What's he begging for,… — Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass,… · tree and pragmatics description: That Trumpeter's getting nicked by the enemy. What's he begging for, yeah? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 144 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass, part 14: a boastful Ass, a robbed Prophet, and other clever beasts» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/144-pg11339-part14/t7/) [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 and the Ass,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/144-pg11339-part14/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass, part 14: a boastful… That Trumpeter's getting nicked by the enemy. What's he begging for, yeah? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** enemy, Trumpeter · **What happens:** nick, beg · **To what, where:** Trumpeter This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 144 «Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass, part 14: a boastful Ass, a robbed Prophet, and other clever beasts» 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/144-pg11339-part14/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* That Trumpeter's getting nicked by the enemy. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t7:1 # text = That Trumpeter's getting nicked by the enemy. 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 Trumpeter Trumpeter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 getting get AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 nicked nick VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 enemy enemy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **nick** | gerund · passive | the enemy | that Trumpeter | | | | | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=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. *Sentence 2:* What's he begging for, yeah? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t7:2 # text = What's he begging for, yeah? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 begging beg VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **beg** *speech: request* | present · progressive | Trumpeter | | | | | | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent what=Recipient for yeah=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} His life, he's got no weapons ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t7:o1:1 # text = His life, he's got no weapons 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 8 det _ _ 8 weapons weapon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present · passive | His life | no weapons | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer weapon=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Spare him, he's unarmed, innit ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t7:o2:1 # text = Spare him, he's unarmed, innit 1 Spare spare VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 unarmed unarmed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 8 innit innit INTJ UH _ 1 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spare** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Asset | | 2 | **is** | present | he | | | | | unarmed *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Mercy, bruv, he's got no swords ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t7:o3:1 # text = Mercy, bruv, he's got no swords 1 Mercy mercy NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 bruv bruv NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 8 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 9 det _ _ 9 swords sword NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present · passive | he | Mercy | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sword=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} His horse, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t7:o4:1 # text = His horse, mate 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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