--- title: Which of the following is the fox's ultimate fate, as recounted in t… — Fairy Book, Blacky, Browny and Whitey:… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following is the fox's ultimate fate, as recounted in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 1887 «Fairy Book, Blacky, Browny and Whitey: the fox is scalded in the kettle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1887-pg7277-part24/e1/) [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/) / [Fairy Book, Blacky, Browny and Whitey:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1887-pg7277-part24/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, Blacky, Browny and Whitey: the fox is scalded… Which of the following is the fox's ultimate fate, as recounted in the passage? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, recount · **To what, where:** ultimate fate, passage This is exam question 1 of lesson 1887 «Fairy Book, Blacky, Browny and Whitey: the fox is scalded in the kettle» 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/1887-pg7277-part24/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1887-pg7277-part24:e1:1 # text = Which of the following is the fox's ultimate fate, as recounted in the passage? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 case _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 ultimate ultimate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 as as SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 13 recounted recount VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 passage passage NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | | | | | | of the fox's ultimate fate | tree rules | | 3 | **recount** *speech: other* | participle | | the fox's ultimate fate *not said here* | | the passage | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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} He was caught by the farmer ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1887-pg7277-part24:e1:o1:1 # text = He was caught by the farmer 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 farmer farmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | past · passive | the farmer | He | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He was trapped in a cellar and never seen again ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1887-pg7277-part24:e1:o2:1 # text = He was trapped in a cellar and never seen again 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 trapped trap VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 cellar cellar NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 10 again again ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **trap** | past · passive | | He | | a cellar | | | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in cellar=Destination | | 2 | **not** **see** | participle | | | | | again | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He was scalded to death in the kettle ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1887-pg7277-part24:e1:o3:1 # text = He was scalded to death in the kettle 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 scalded scald VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 kettle kettle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **scald** | past · passive | | He | | | | to death *result*; in the kettle | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.result PP.instrument»: subject=Patient to death=Result in kettle=Instrument | ### Option 4 {#o4} He fled back into the woods ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1887-pg7277-part24:e1:o4:1 # text = He fled back into the woods 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 fled flee VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 back back ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 into into ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 woods wood NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flee back** | past | He | | | the woods | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into wood=Initial\_Location | **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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