--- title: why's the fox so cocky about the ass, then? — Aesop's Fables, The Wily Lion, part 24… · tree and pragmatics description: why's the fox so cocky about the ass, then? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 154 «Aesop's Fables, The Wily Lion, part 24: a lion tricks a bull, a parrot scolds a cat, a stag and a sick man get their comeuppance» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/154-pg11339-part24/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Aesop's Fables, The Wily Lion, part 24…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/154-pg11339-part24/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Wily Lion, part 24: a lion tricks a bu… why's the fox so cocky about the ass, then? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fox · **What happens:** be This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 154 «Aesop's Fables, The Wily Lion, part 24: a lion tricks a bull, a parrot scolds a cat, a stag and a sick man get their comeuppance» 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/154-pg11339-part24/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:154-pg11339-part24:t11:1 # text = why's the fox so cocky about the ass, then? 1 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 cocky cocky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 ass ass NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the fox | | | | then | about the ass; cocky *property* | tree rules | 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} cos he met the lion and got a good share ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:154-pg11339-part24:t11:o1:1 # text = cos he met the lion and got a good share 1 cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 met meet VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 share share NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **meet** | past | cos | the lion | | | | | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Co-Agent | | 2 | **get** | past | cos *not said here* | a good share | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer share=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} cos he's got a tail ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:154-pg11339-part24:t11:o2:1 # text = cos he's got a tail 1 cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present · passive | cos | a tail | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tail=Stimulus | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} cos he learned from the ass not to be greedy ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:154-pg11339-part24:t11:o3:1 # text = cos he learned from the ass not to be greedy 1 cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 learned learn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 ass ass NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 cop _ _ 10 greedy greedy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **learn** | past | cos | | | the ass | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from ass=Source | | 2 | **not** **is** | to-infinitive | cos *not said here* | | | | | greedy *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} cos he learned from the cat not to be lazy ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:154-pg11339-part24:t11:o4:1 # text = cos he learned from the cat not to be lazy 1 cos cos NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 learned learn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 cop _ _ 10 lazy lazy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **learn** | past | cos | | | | | from the cat | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from cat=Source | | 2 | **not** **is** | to-infinitive | cos *not said here* | | | | | lazy *property* | tree rules | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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