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title: The Frog who stayed in the lane got squashed by a waggon, yeah? — Aesop's Fables, The Farmer and the Sto… · tree and pragmatics
description: The Frog who stayed in the lane got squashed by a waggon, yeah? Test 7 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Test 7 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Farmer and the Stork, part 16: eight s…

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The Frog who stayed in the lane got squashed by a waggon, yeah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Frog, waggon · **What happens:** stay, squash · **To what, where:** lane, Frog

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This is test 7 · ★ 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. 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:t7:1
# text = The Frog who stayed in the lane got squashed by a waggon, yeah?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lane	lane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	squashed	squash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	waggon	waggon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
14	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the Frog |  |  | the lane |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lane=Location |
| 2 | **squash** | past · passive | a waggon | the Frog |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he should've moved to the marsh, fam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:t7:o1:1
# text = Yeah, he should've moved to the marsh, fam
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	've	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | should · perfect · passive |  | he |  | the marsh and fam |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to marsh=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nah, the waggon should've moved to the marsh and left the Frog alone in the lane, fam

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:t7:o2:1
# text = Nah, the waggon should've moved to the marsh and left the Frog alone in the lane, fam
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	waggon	waggon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	've	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lane	lane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | should · perfect | the waggon |  |  | the marsh |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to marsh=Trajectory |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the waggon *not said here* | the Frog |  | the lane and fam |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent frog=Theme in lane=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he should've moved to the marsh before the waggon came down the lane, fam

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:t7:o3:1
# text = Yeah, he should've moved to the marsh before the waggon came down the lane, fam
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	've	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	waggon	waggon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
14	down	down	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	lane	lane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | should · perfect · passive |  | he |  | the marsh |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to marsh=Trajectory |
| 2 | **come down** | past | the waggon |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, he should've moved to the hill, fam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:146-pg11339-part16:t7:o4:1
# text = Yeah, he should've moved to the hill, fam
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	've	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	fam	fam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | should · perfect · passive |  | he |  | the hill and fam |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to hill=Trajectory |

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