--- title: How did the Dogs twig the Wolf was up to something? — The Æsop for Children, The Wolf and th… · tree and pragmatics description: How did the Dogs twig the Wolf was up to something? Test 5 · ★ 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 dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/362-pg19994-part1/t5/) [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/) / [The Æsop for Children, The Wolf and th…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/362-pg19994-part1/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · The Æsop for Children, The Wolf and the Kid: a kid who dan… How did the Dogs twig the Wolf was up to something? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Dogs · **What happens:** twig up This is test 5 · ★ 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. 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:t5:1 # text = How did the Dogs twig the Wolf was up to something? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 twig twig VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Wolf Wolf PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 up up ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **twig up** | past · do-support | the Dogs | | | | | to something | 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 {#o1} They spotted his big teeth ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:t5:o1:1 # text = They spotted his big teeth 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 spotted spot VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 teeth tooth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spot** | past | They | his big teeth | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tooth=Destination | ### Option 2 {#o2} The Shepherd had warned them earlier that a wolf was prowling near the field ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:t5:o2:1 # text = The Shepherd had warned them earlier that a wolf was prowling near the field 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Shepherd shepherd NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 warned warn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 earlier early ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 4 advmod _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 prowling prowl VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 12 near near ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past · perfect · passive | | the Shepherd | them *= they* | | | early *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **prowl** | past · progressive | a wolf | | | the field | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near field=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} They saw him sneaking off ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:t5:o3:1 # text = They saw him sneaking off 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 sneaking sneak VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 xcomp _ _ 5 off off ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | They | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **sneak off** | gerund | him *= he* *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} They knew his feast tune ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:362-pg19994-part1:t5:o4:1 # text = They knew his feast tune 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 tune tune NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past | They | his feast tune | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer tune=Stimulus | **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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