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description: wait, is the wild ass dead or nah after the lion comes? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 150 «Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 20: the boy's sling sends the rooks flying from the wheat field» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 3 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 2…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wait, is the wild ass dead or nah after the lion comes?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, wild ass · **What happens:** wait, be, come

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 150 «Aesop's Fables, The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks, part 20: the boy's sling sends the rooks flying from the wheat field» 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/150-pg11339-part20/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t3:1
# text = wait, is the wild ass dead or nah after the lion comes?
1	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
13	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	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 | **is** | present | the wild ass |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | present | the wild ass *not said here* |  |  |  | after the lion |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the lion eats him and the pack-ass runs off to the hills

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t3:o1:1
# text = yeah, the lion eats him and the pack-ass runs off to the hills
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | the lion | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **run off** | present | the pack ass |  |  |  |  | to the hills *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to hill=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the lion eats him, then the pack-ass lives coz the driver's there and nobody gets hurt in the end

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t3:o2:1
# text = yeah, the lion eats him, then the pack-ass lives coz the driver's there and nobody gets hurt in the end
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	coz	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advcl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | the lion | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **live** | present | the pack ass |  |  |  | then |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hurt** | present · passive |  | nobody |  |  | in the end |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the lion eats him, the pack-ass lives coz the driver's there

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t3:o3:1
# text = yeah, the lion eats him, the pack-ass lives coz the driver's there
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	coz	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | the lion | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **live** | present | the pack ass |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, the lion eats him up in the grass and the pack-ass is fine coz the driver's there, bare lucky

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:150-pg11339-part20:t3:o4:1
# text = yeah, the lion eats him up in the grass and the pack-ass is fine coz the driver's there, bare lucky
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
18	coz	because	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
24	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat up** | present | the lion | him *= he* |  | the grass |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the pack ass |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

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