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title: In what posture does the Cock direct his attention when he perceives… — Aesop's Fables, THE COCK AND THE FOX,… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what posture does the Cock direct his attention when he perceives danger? Exam question 1 of lesson 369 «Aesop's Fables, THE COCK AND THE FOX, part 8: a sly Fox begs a wary Cock to come down with false news of peace» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, THE COCK AND THE FOX, part 8: a sly Fox be…

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In what posture does the Cock direct his attention when he perceives danger?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Cock · **What happens:** do, direct, perceive, attend · **To what, where:** posture, attention, danger

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 369 «Aesop's Fables, THE COCK AND THE FOX, part 8: a sly Fox begs a wary Cock to come down with false news of peace» 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/369-pg19994-part8/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e1:1
# text = In what posture does the Cock direct his attention when he perceives danger?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	posture	posture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	direct	direct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	perceives	perceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  |  |  | what posture |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **direct** | past | the Cock | Cock's attention |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent attention=Eventuality |
| 3 | **perceive** | present | Cock | danger |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer danger=Stimulus |
| 4 | **attend** |  | Cock |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Standing on tiptoes, gazing afar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e1:o1:1
# text = Standing on tiptoes, gazing afar
1	Standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	tiptoes	tiptoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	gazing	gaze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	afar	afar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  | tiptoes |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on tiptoe=Location |
| 2 | **gaze** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | afar *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Crouching low, peering nearby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e1:o2:1
# text = Crouching low, peering nearby
1	Crouching	crouch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	peering	peer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crouch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **peer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Standing tall on the branch, scanning the farmyard for signs of the Fox

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e1:o3:1
# text = Standing tall on the branch, scanning the farmyard for signs of the Fox
1	Standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	scanning	scan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  | the branch |  | tall *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on branch=Location |
| 2 | **scan** | gerund |  | the farmyard |  |  |  | for signs of the Fox | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent farmyard=Theme for sign=Attribute |
| 3 | **sign** |  |  | the Fox |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Flying high, searching below

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e1:o4:1
# text = Flying high, searching below
1	Flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	searching	search	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	below	below	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | high *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **search** | gerund | Flying |  |  |  |  | below *property* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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