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description: Which of the following best describes the monkey's conduct towards the dolphin when questioned regarding the port? Exam question 1 of lesson 153 «Aesop's Fables, The Monkey and the Dolphin: a pet monkey is carried ashore on a dolphin's back, then lies about his family and drowns.» of the books cours
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# Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Monkey and the Dolphin: a pet monkey i…

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Which of the following best describes the monkey's conduct towards the dolphin when questioned regarding the port?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** monkey · **What happens:** follow, describe, question, regard, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 153 «Aesop's Fables, The Monkey and the Dolphin: a pet monkey is carried ashore on a dolphin's back, then lies about his family and drowns.» 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/153-pg11339-part23/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:153-pg11339-part23:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the monkey's conduct towards the dolphin when questioned regarding the port?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
15	questioned	question	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the monkey's conduct |  |  |  | of the best; towards the dolphin | tree rules |
| 3 | **question** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | regard the port | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **conduct** |  | the monkey |  |  |  |  | towards the dolphin | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent towards=obl |

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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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He boasted of his knowledge of Athens and asked the dolphin for a reward

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:153-pg11339-part23:e1:o1:1
# text = He boasted of his knowledge of Athens and asked the dolphin for a reward
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	boasted	boast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Athens	Athens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boast** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | of his knowledge of Athens | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He *not said here* |  | the dolphin |  |  | for a reward | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent dolphin=Recipient |

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

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He falsely claimed familiarity with the Piræus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:153-pg11339-part23:e1:o2:1
# text = He falsely claimed familiarity with the Piræus
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	falsely	falsely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	familiarity	familiarity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Piræus	Piræus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | He | familiarity |  |  |  | with the Piræus; falsely *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent familiarity=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He claimed to be a famous Athenian who knew the Piræus well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:153-pg11339-part23:e1:o3:1
# text = He claimed to be a famous Athenian who knew the Piræus well
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Athenian	Athenian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Piræus	Piræus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | a famous Athenian |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **know** | past | a famous Athenian | the Piræus |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer piræus=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He denied knowing the Athenian port

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:153-pg11339-part23:e1:o4:1
# text = He denied knowing the Athenian port
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denied	deny	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Athenian	Athenian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | gerund | He *not said here* | the Athenian port |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer port=Stimulus |

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