--- title: The Crane gets the bone out of the Wolf. So what's she asking for, i… — Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass,… · tree and pragmatics description: The Crane gets the bone out of the Wolf. So what's she asking for, innit? Test 8 · ★ 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 q --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/144-pg11339-part14/t8/) [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/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass, part 14: a boastful… The Crane gets the bone out of the Wolf. So what's she asking for, innit? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Crane, she · **What happens:** get, ask, innit · **To what, where:** bone, Wolf This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The Crane gets the bone out of the Wolf. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t8:1 # text = The Crane gets the bone out of the Wolf. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Crane crane NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 bone bone NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 out out ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | the Crane | the bone | | the Wolf | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bone=Stimulus | 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:* So what's she asking for, innit? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t8:2 # text = So what's she asking for, innit? 1 So so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 for for SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 8 innit innit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · progressive | she | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent what=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **innit** *not said to happen* | infinitive | she *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Her payment, what's due ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t8:o1:1 # text = Her payment, what's due 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 payment payment NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 6 due due ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Her payment | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **pay** | | Her *= she* | | | | | | nom payment «possession transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Her reward, the coins owed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t8:o2:1 # text = Her reward, the coins owed 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 reward reward NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 coins coin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 appos _ _ 6 owed owe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **owe** | participle | | the coins *not said here* | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **reward** | | Her *= she* | | | | | | nom reward «event transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Her fee, what she's owed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t8:o3:1 # text = Her fee, what she's owed 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 fee fee NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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:pass _ _ 7 owed owe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **owe** | present · passive | | fee | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Her cut, mate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:144-pg11339-part14:t8:o4:1 # text = Her cut, mate 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 cut cut 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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