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title: What does the Cock claim to observe at the conclusion of the passage? — Aesop's Fables, THE COCK AND THE FOX,… · tree and pragmatics
description: What does the Cock claim to observe at the conclusion of the passage? Exam question 4 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 pragmatics o
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# Exam question 4 · Aesop's Fables, THE COCK AND THE FOX, part 8: a sly Fox be…

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What does the Cock claim to observe at the conclusion of the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, observe, conclude · **To what, where:** Cock claim, conclusion, passage

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e4:1
# text = What does the Cock claim to observe at the conclusion of the passage?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the Cock claim |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent claim=Eventuality |
| 2 | **observe** | to-infinitive |  | the Cock claim *not said here* |  | the conclusion of the passage |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **conclude** |  |  | the passage |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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Two Cats sleeping by the gate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e4:o1:1
# text = Two Cats sleeping by the gate
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | gerund | Two Cats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the gate | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A flock of Geese flying south

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e4:o2:1
# text = A flock of Geese flying south
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Geese	goose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	south	south	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund | Geese *not said here* |  |  |  |  | south *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A couple of Dogs approaching quickly from the far end of the farmyard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e4:o3:1
# text = A couple of Dogs approaching quickly from the far end of the farmyard
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	approaching	approach	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | gerund | a couple of Dogs *not said here* |  |  |  | from the far end of the farmyard | quickly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from end=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A couple of Dogs approaching

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:369-pg19994-part8:e4:o4:1
# text = A couple of Dogs approaching
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	approaching	approach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | gerund | a couple of Dogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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