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description: Which of the following most accurately identifies the lesson conveyed by the closing sentence of the fable? Exam question 3 of lesson 362 «The Æsop for Children, The Wolf and the Kid: a kid who dances for a wolf is saved by the Shepherd Dogs» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 3 · The Æsop for Children, The Wolf and the Kid: a kid who dan…

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Which of the following most accurately identifies the lesson conveyed by the closing sentence of the fable?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, identify, convey, sentence · **To what, where:** lesson, fable

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 362 «The Æsop for Children, The Wolf and the Kid: a kid who dances for a wolf is saved by the Shepherd Dogs» 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/362-pg19994-part1/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:e3:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately identifies the lesson conveyed by the closing sentence of the fable?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	closing	closing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 | **identify** | present |  | the lesson |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent lesson=Theme |
| 3 | **convey** | participle |  | the lesson *not said here* |  |  |  | by the closing sentence of the fable | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sentence** |  |  | the fable |  |  |  |  | nom sentence «communication 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Youthful pride blinds a creature to the wisdom of elders and leads to a fatal downfall in the wild

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:e3:o1:1
# text = Youthful pride blinds a creature to the wisdom of elders and leads to a fatal downfall in the wild
1	Youthful	youthful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blinds	blind	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	elders	elder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	fatal	fatal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	downfall	downfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blind** | present | Youthful pride | a creature |  |  |  | to the wisdom of elders | tree rules |
| 2 | **lead** | present | Youthful pride *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a fatal downfall in the wild | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to downfall=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Never let a flattering fool lead you astray from home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:e3:o2:1
# text = Never let a flattering fool lead you astray from home
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	flattering	flatter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	lead	lead	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	astray	astray	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | infinitive |  | a flattering fool |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fool=Theme |
| 2 | **flatter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **lead** | present |  | you |  | home |  | astray *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent you=Theme from home=Destination |

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

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Steadfast purpose should not be abandoned under the influence of distraction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:e3:o3:1
# text = Steadfast purpose should not be abandoned under the influence of distraction
1	Steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	distraction	distraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **abandon** | should · passive |  | Steadfast purpose |  | the influence of distraction |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: subject=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Those who abandon their proper trade for amusement will inevitably suffer the consequences of their folly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:e3:o4:1
# text = Those who abandon their proper trade for amusement will inevitably suffer the consequences of their folly
1	Those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	abandon	abandon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	amusement	amusement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	inevitably	inevitably	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	suffer	suffer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	folly	folly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abandon** | present |  | their proper trade |  |  |  | for amusement | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme trade=Source |
| 2 | **suffer** | future | Those | the consequences of consequences's folly |  |  |  | inevitably *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer consequence=Stimulus |
| 3 | **trade** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom trade «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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