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title: What, according to the fable of the Two Goats, is the consequence of… — Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and… · tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion, part 1: a…

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What, according to the fable of the Two Goats, is the consequence of obstinate pride?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** accord, be · **To what, where:** consequence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 366 «Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion, part 1: a sly Fox plots to trap his foolish Ass friend in a pit for a hungry Lion» 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/366-pg19994-part5/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e1:1
# text = What, according to the fable of the Two Goats, is the consequence of obstinate pride?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	case	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	Goats	Goat	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	obstinate	obstinate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the consequence |  |  |  | of obstinate pride | tree rules |

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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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Both fall to the rocks below

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e1:o1:1
# text = Both fall to the rocks below
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	below	below	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | Both |  |  |  |  | to the rocks; below *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to rock=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They fight until one is pushed in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e1:o2:1
# text = They fight until one is pushed in
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fight	fight	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **push in** | present · passive |  | one |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They climb back up the cliff together and laugh about it, but the pride is still there

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e1:o3:1
# text = They climb back up the cliff together and laugh about it, but the pride is still there
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climb	climb	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb back** | present | They |  |  | the cliff |  | together *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme up cliff=Trajectory |
| 2 | **laugh** | present | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about cliff | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the pride |  |  |  | still | there *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Both Goats fall into the torrent and are swept away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e1:o4:1
# text = Both Goats fall into the torrent and are swept away
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	Goats	goat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	torrent	torrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	swept	sweep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | both Goats |  |  |  |  | into the torrent *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into torrent=Result |
| 2 | **sweep away** | present · passive | both Goats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V» |

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