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description: Which of the following describes the arrangement between the Cat and the Mouse at the beginning of the tale? Exam question 1 of lesson 1677 «The Yellow Fairy Book, The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership, part 1: the cat and mouse hide a pot of fat in the church, and the cat secretly eats it» of the bo
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# Exam question 1 · The Yellow Fairy Book, The Cat and the Mouse in Partnershi…

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Which of the following describes the arrangement between the Cat and the Mouse at the beginning of the tale?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, be, begin · **To what, where:** beginning, tale

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1677 «The Yellow Fairy Book, The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership, part 1: the cat and mouse hide a pot of fat in the church, and the cat secretly eats it» 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/1677-pg640-part1/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1677-pg640-part1:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the arrangement between the Cat and the Mouse at the beginning of the tale?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	beginning	beginning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | at the beginning of the tale | of the arrangement; between the Cat and the Mouse | tree rules |
| 3 | **begin** |  |  | the tale |  |  |  |  | nom beginning «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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They agreed to move into a larger house together and split all the costs of the household fairly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1677-pg640-part1:e1:o1:1
# text = They agreed to move into a larger house together and split all the costs of the household fairly
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	costs	cost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  | a larger house |  | together *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into house=Trajectory |
| 3 | **split** | past | They *not said here* | all costs of the household |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cost=Patient |
| 4 | **cost** |  |  | the household |  |  |  |  | nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They agreed to share a dwelling and the household provisions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1677-pg640-part1:e1:o2:1
# text = They agreed to share a dwelling and the household provisions
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **share** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | a dwelling and the household provisions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They decided to live apart and divide the food supplies equally

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1677-pg640-part1:e1:o3:1
# text = They decided to live apart and divide the food supplies equally
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	divide	divide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	supplies	supplies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	obj	_	_
11	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **live** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **divide** | infinitive | They *not said here* | the food supplies |  |  |  | equally *property* | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supplies=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They agreed to keep separate homes but split the household goods

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1677-pg640-part1:e1:o4:1
# text = They agreed to keep separate homes but split the household goods
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | separate homes |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |
| 3 | **split** | past | They *not said here* | the household goods |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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