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description: Upon what ground did Juno grant the Peacock his wish, and what consequence followed? Exam question 1 of lesson 368 «Aesop for Children, The Peacock and Juno: the vain Peacock's heavy train keeps him from flying» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 1 · Aesop for Children, The Peacock and Juno: the vain Peacock…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Upon what ground did Juno grant the Peacock his wish, and what consequence followed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Juno · **What happens:** grant, follow, wish · **To what, where:** Peacock

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 368 «Aesop for Children, The Peacock and Juno: the vain Peacock's heavy train keeps him from flying» 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/368-pg19994-part7/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:368-pg19994-part7:e1:1
# text = Upon what ground did Juno grant the Peacock his wish, and what consequence followed?
1	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
3	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Juno	Juno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | past · do-support | Juno | the Peacock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | participle · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **wish** |  | Juno |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Juno was moved by his pride, and the feathers then kept him grounded.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:368-pg19994-part7:e1:o1:1
# text = Juno was moved by his pride, and the feathers then kept him grounded.
1	Juno	Juno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	grounded	ground	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past · passive | Juno's pride | Juno |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme subject=Result |
| 2 | **keep** | past | the feathers | Juno |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ground** | participle | Juno *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **pride** |  | Juno |  |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He asked Juno for more beauty with a loud complaint, and afterward his huge train was so heavy that he could never again fly anywhere high.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:368-pg19994-part7:e1:o2:1
# text = He asked Juno for more beauty with a loud complaint, and afterward his huge train was so heavy that he could never again fly anywhere high.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Juno	Juno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
13	afterward	afterward	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
20	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
22	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
23	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	again	again	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
26	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	27	advmod	_	_
27	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He |  | Juno |  |  | for more beauty with a loud complaint | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent juno=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | past | Juno's huge train |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fly** | could | Juno |  |  |  | again | high *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was granted his train at his request, and its weight prevented flight.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:368-pg19994-part7:e1:o3:1
# text = He was granted his train at his request, and its weight prevented flight.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	prevented	prevent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | past · passive |  | He |  | his request |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal train=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **flight** |  | request's weight |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **request** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Juno granted his wish out of kindness, and the train was so heavy that he could no longer lift himself off the ground at all.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:368-pg19994-part7:e1:o4:1
# text = Juno granted his wish out of kindness, and the train was so heavy that he could no longer lift himself off the ground at all.
1	Juno	Juno	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	granted	grant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|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	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
17	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	no	no	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	20	advmod	_	_
20	lift	lift	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
21	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	20	obj	_	_
22	off	off	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | past | Juno | Juno's wish |  | kindness |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent wish=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the train |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **lift** | could | Juno | Juno |  | the ground at all |  | long *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Theme off ground=Destination |
| 4 | **wish** |  | Juno |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

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