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title: the archer was all cocky, shooting and calling his arrow a messenger… — Aesop's Fables, The Stag and the Vine,… · tree and pragmatics
description: the archer was all cocky, shooting and calling his arrow a messenger, and the lion just legged it, so what did the fox ask the lion? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 148 «Aesop's Fables, The Stag and the Vine, part 18: beasts are tricked, shot, or betrayed, and each fable teaches a lesson» of the books course 
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# Test 11 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Stag and the Vine, part 18: beasts are…

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the archer was all cocky, shooting and calling his arrow a messenger, and the lion just legged it, so what did the fox ask the lion?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** archer, lion, fox · **What happens:** be, shoot, call, leg, ask · **To what, where:** arrow, messenger, lion · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 148 «Aesop's Fables, The Stag and the Vine, part 18: beasts are tricked, shot, or betrayed, and each fable teaches a lesson» 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/148-pg11339-part18/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t11:1
# text = the archer was all cocky, shooting and calling his arrow a messenger, and the lion just legged it, so what did the fox ask the lion?
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	archer	archer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	cocky	cocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	shooting	shoot	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
18	just	just	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	legged	leg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
22	so	so	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
23	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	27	obj	_	_
24	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
27	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the archer |  |  |  |  | cocky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | gerund | the archer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call** | gerund | the archer *not said here* | his arrow |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme messenger=Result |
| 4 | **leg** | past | the lion | messenger |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · do-support | the fox |  | the lion |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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why he would not stay and fight after the arrow hit him in the hills

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t11:o1:1
# text = why he would not stay and fight after the arrow hit him in the hills
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stay** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fight** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hit** | past | the arrow | him *= he* |  | the hills |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent he=Theme in hill=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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why he would not hunt the stag

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t11:o2:1
# text = why he would not hunt the stag
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stag	stag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hunt** | would | he | the stag |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stag=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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why he would not stay and fight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t11:o3:1
# text = why he would not stay and fight
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stay** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fight** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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why he would not stay and fight the archer like a proper lion would do

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t11:o4:1
# text = why he would not stay and fight the archer like a proper lion would do
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	archer	archer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stay** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fight** | infinitive | he *not said here* | the archer |  |  |  | like a proper lion | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent archer=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **do** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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