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title: fr, the wolf wasn't even gonna pretend, he's like "i'm not getting t… — Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the Lamb:… · tree and pragmatics
description: fr, the wolf wasn't even gonna pretend, he's like "i'm not getting talked out of my breakfast" Test 5 · ★ of lesson 367 «Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the Lamb: a Wolf invents excuses to eat a Lamb» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the Lamb: a Wolf invents excu…

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fr, the wolf wasn't even gonna pretend, he's like "i'm not getting talked out of my breakfast"

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fr · **What happens:** not be · **To what, where:** he, breakfast · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 367 «Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the Lamb: a Wolf invents excuses to eat a Lamb» 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/367-pg19994-part6/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:367-pg19994-part6:t5:1
# text = fr, the wolf wasn't even gonna pretend, he's like "i'm not getting talked out of my breakfast"
1	fr	fr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	dep	_	_
9	pretend	pretend	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
13	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	getting	get	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	talked	talk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	parataxis	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | fr |  |  |  |  | pretend *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present · progressive · passive |  | he |  | my breakfast |  | talk *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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he refused to listen to reason

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:367-pg19994-part6:t5:o1:1
# text = he refused to listen to reason
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **listen** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to reason | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to reason=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he refused to listen to any reason and insisted that he would eat her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:367-pg19994-part6:t5:o2:1
# text = he refused to listen to any reason and insisted that he would eat her
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	insisted	insist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **listen** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to any reason | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to reason=Theme |
| 3 | **insist** *speech: other* | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **eat** | would | he | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he insisted on a fair trial

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:367-pg19994-part6:t5:o3:1
# text = he insisted on a fair trial
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	insisted	insist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insist** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  | a fair trial |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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he refused to listen to reason, because he had already decided to eat her anyway

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:367-pg19994-part6:t5:o4:1
# text = he refused to listen to reason, because he had already decided to eat her anyway
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	already	already	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	decided	decide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **listen** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to reason | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to reason=Theme |
| 3 | **decide** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

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