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# Exam question 1 · Aesop for Children, The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf: a bored…

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Which of the following best describes the boy's conduct in raising false alarms before the villagers, and what consequence followed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** conduct, boy · **What happens:** follow, describe, raise, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, false alarms, villagers

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 364 «Aesop for Children, The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf: a bored boy cries "Wolf!" for fun until a real wolf comes» 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/364-pg19994-part3/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:364-pg19994-part3:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the boy's conduct in raising false alarms before the villagers, and what consequence followed?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	raising	raise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	before	before	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **describe** | present |  | the boy's conduct |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **raise** | gerund | the boy's conduct *not said here* | false alarms |  | the villagers |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme before villager=Destination |
| 4 | **follow** | participle · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **conduct** |  | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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He gave one false alarm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:364-pg19994-part3:e1:o1:1
# text = He gave one false alarm
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | one false alarm |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He raised alarms as a joke, and when the wolf came the villagers stayed away from the pasture

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:364-pg19994-part3:e1:o2:1
# text = He raised alarms as a joke, and when the wolf came the villagers stayed away from the pasture
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	away	away	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	pasture	pasture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | He | alarms |  |  |  | as a joke | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | the wolf | the villagers |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location villager=Theme |
| 3 | **stay away** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the pasture |  | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He sounded many false warnings, and the wolf later attacked while villagers ignored his shouts

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:364-pg19994-part3:e1:o3:1
# text = He sounded many false warnings, and the wolf later attacked while villagers ignored his shouts
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounded	sound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	warnings	warning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	attacked	attack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
12	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | past | He | many false warnings |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location warning=Theme |
| 2 | **attack** | participle · passive |  | the wolf |  |  |  | late *property* | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **ignore** | past | villagers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | villagers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He repeatedly gave false alarms, and when a real wolf came his cries were disregarded

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:364-pg19994-part3:e1:o4:1
# text = He repeatedly gave false alarms, and when a real wolf came his cries were disregarded
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	cries	cry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | false alarms |  |  |  | repeatedly *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | a real wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **disregard** | past · passive |  | wolf's cries |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **cry** |  | wolf |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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