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title: In the Miller fable, which event finally causes the loss of the Ass? — Aesop's Fables, The Monkey and the Cam… · tree and pragmatics
description: In the Miller fable, which event finally causes the loss of the Ass? Exam question 4 of lesson 147 «Aesop's Fables, The Monkey and the Camel: a jealous dance, a doctor's signs, a rude Plane-tree and more» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 4 · Aesop's Fables, The Monkey and the Camel: a jealous dance,…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Miller fable, which event finally causes the loss of the Ass?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** event · **What happens:** cause · **To what, where:** loss, Miller fable

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 147 «Aesop's Fables, The Monkey and the Camel: a jealous dance, a doctor's signs, a rude Plane-tree and more» 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/147-pg11339-part17/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:147-pg11339-part17:e4:1
# text = In the Miller fable, which event finally causes the loss of the Ass?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Miller	Miller	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | which event | the loss of the Ass |  | the Miller fable |  | finally *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition loss=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 {#o1}

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Being tied to the pole at the bridge when the girls came and laughed at him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:147-pg11339-part17:e4:o1:1
# text = Being tied to the pole at the bridge when the girls came and laughed at him
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	csubj:pass	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | to the pole at the bridge | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: to pole=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **come** | past | the girls |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **laugh** | past | the girls *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breaking free from the pole at the bridge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:147-pg11339-part17:e4:o2:1
# text = Breaking free from the pole at the bridge
1	Breaking	break	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | gerund |  |  |  | the pole |  | at the bridge; free *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bridge=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breaking free from the pole at the bridge and then running off into the forest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:147-pg11339-part17:e4:o3:1
# text = Breaking free from the pole at the bridge and then running off into the forest
1	Breaking	break	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | gerund |  |  |  | the pole |  | at the bridge; free *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bridge=Location |
| 2 | **run off** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | into the forest *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into forest=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Getting stuck in the mud near the bridge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:147-pg11339-part17:e4:o4:1
# text = Getting stuck in the mud near the bridge
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  |  |  | the bridge |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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