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# Test 2 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Stag and the Vine, part 18: beasts are…

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wait, the lamb hides in the temple, and the wolf's like come out, and the lamb's like nah, mate, so what does the lamb say it'd rather be?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, lamb, wolf · **What happens:** wait, hide, come out, do, say, be · **To what, where:** temple, lamb · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t2:1
# text = wait, the lamb hides in the temple, and the wolf's like come out, and the lamb's like nah, mate, so what does the lamb say it'd rather be?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lamb	lamb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	15	discourse	_	_
15	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	lamb	lamb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	so	so	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
28	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	nsubj	_	_
29	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	advcl	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	lamb	lamb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
32	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
33	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
35	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
36	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | present | the lamb |  |  | the temple |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in temple=Location |
| 3 | **come out** | infinitive | the wolf |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **do** | present |  | the lamb |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamb=Eventuality |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **be** | would | wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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sacrificed than eaten by a wolf

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t2:o1:1
# text = sacrificed than eaten by a wolf
1	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sacrifice** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a wolf | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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sacrificed at the altar rather than be eaten by some hungry wolf, innit, mate

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t2:o2:1
# text = sacrificed at the altar rather than be eaten by some hungry wolf, innit, mate
1	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	8	cc	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	innit	innit	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	vocative	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sacrifice** | participle |  |  |  | the altar |  | mate *vocative* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | infinitive · passive | some hungry wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
hidden till the wolf leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t2:o3:1
# text = hidden till the wolf leaves
1	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
2	till	till	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present |  |  |  |  | till the wolf |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
happy to be sacrificed if the wolf gets lost in the hills and goes home

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:148-pg11339-part18:t2:o4:1
# text = happy to be sacrificed if the wolf gets lost in the hills and goes home
1	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
14	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	home	home	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sacrifice** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | the wolf |  | the hills |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **go** | present |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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