--- title: Which response did the Merchant make to the Ass's second deliberate… — Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and… · tree and pragmatics description: Which response did the Merchant make to the Ass's second deliberate fall? Exam question 3 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, with the dependenc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/366-pg19994-part5/e3/) [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/) / [Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/366-pg19994-part5/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Aesop's Fables, The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion, part 1: a… Which response did the Merchant make to the Ass's second deliberate fall? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** response · **What happens:** make This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e3:1 # text = Which response did the Merchant make to the Ass's second deliberate fall? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Ass Ass PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 13 amod _ _ 12 deliberate deliberate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 fall fall NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past · do-support | which response | | | | | to the Ass's second deliberate fall | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | 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} He sold him to a farmer ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e3:o1:1 # text = He sold him to a farmer 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sold sell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|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 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 farmer farmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sell** | past | He | him *= he* | a farmer | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Theme to farmer=Recipient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He drove the Ass back and loaded him with sponges ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e3:o2:1 # text = He drove the Ass back and loaded him with sponges 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 drove drive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Ass ass NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 loaded load VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 sponges sponge NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drive back** | past | He | the Ass | | | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ass=Theme | | 2 | **load** | past | He *not said here* | | him *= he* | | | with sponges | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with sponge=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} He let him rest in the stable ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e3:o3:1 # text = He let him rest in the stable 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 let let VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|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 rest rest VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 stable stable NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | past | He | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **rest** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | | | the stable | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in stable=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} He beat him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:366-pg19994-part5:e3:o4:1 # text = He beat him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 beat beat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|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 _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **beat** | past | He | him *= he* | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme | **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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