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title: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Grasshopper… — Aesop's Fables, The Farmer and the Sto… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Grasshopper's request to the Ants in the fable concerning the winter season? Exam question 1 of lesson 146 «Aesop's Fables, The Farmer and the Stork, part 16: eight short animal tales about greed, pride, and bad company» of the books course of
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# Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Farmer and the Stork, part 16: eight s…

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Grasshopper's request to the Ants in the fable concerning the winter season?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fable, Grasshopper · **What happens:** follow, describe, concern, request · **To what, where:** outcome

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 146 «Aesop's Fables, The Farmer and the Stork, part 16: eight short animal tales about greed, pride, and bad company» 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/146-pg11339-part16/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Grasshopper's request to the Ants in the fable concerning the winter season?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Grasshopper	Grasshopper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the outcome of the Grasshopper's request to the Ants in the fable |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the fable *not said here* |  |  |  | season |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **request** |  | the Grasshopper |  |  |  |  | to the Ants in the fable | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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 Ants refused and told her to sleep in the field

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:e1:o1:1
# text = The Ants refused and told her to sleep in the field
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the Ants |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the Ants *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **sleep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Ants *not said here* |  |  | the field |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in field=Location |

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

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The Ants refused her request and advised her to dance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:e1:o2:1
# text = The Ants refused her request and advised her to dance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	advised	advise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	dance	dance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the Ants | her request |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Theme |
| 2 | **advise** *speech: other* | past | the Ants *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **dance** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **request** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Ants first agreed to help her, but then they refused and told her to dance instead of singing

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:e1:o3:1
# text = The Ants first agreed to help her, but then they refused and told her to dance instead of singing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	dance	dance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
18	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	20	mark	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | the Ants |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Ants *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **refuse** | past | Ants *= ant* |  |  |  | then |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the Ants *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **dance** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Ants *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | the Ants *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Ants refused her request and advised her to dance through the whole winter season

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:e1:o4:1
# text = The Ants refused her request and advised her to dance through the whole winter season
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	advised	advise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	dance	dance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the Ants | her request |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Theme |
| 2 | **advise** *speech: other* | past | the Ants *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **dance** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  | season |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **request** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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