--- title: What moral is expressed by the tale of the Mule concerning ancestry? — Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Cock,… · tree and pragmatics description: What moral is expressed by the tale of the Mule concerning ancestry? Exam question 2 of lesson 370 «Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Cock, part 9: the Fox runs off, the Cock wins, and more beast tales follow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/370-pg19994-part9/e2/) [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 Fox and the Cock,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/370-pg19994-part9/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Cock, part 9: the Fox runs… What moral is expressed by the tale of the Mule concerning ancestry? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** tale, Mule · **What happens:** express, concern, tell · **To what, where:** moral, ancestry · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 2 of lesson 370 «Aesop's Fables, The Fox and the Cock, part 9: the Fox runs off, the Cock wins, and more beast tales follow» 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/370-pg19994-part9/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:370-pg19994-part9:e2:1 # text = What moral is expressed by the tale of the Mule concerning ancestry? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 moral moral NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 expressed express VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Mule mule NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 acl _ _ 12 ancestry ancestry NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **express** | present · passive | the tale of the Mule | moral | | | | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent subject=Destination what=Theme | | 2 | **concern** | gerund | the Mule *not said here* | ancestry | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus ancestry=Experiencer | | 3 | **tell** | | the Mule | | | | | | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent | 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} One should check one's ancestry before claiming it ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:370-pg19994-part9:e2:o1:1 # text = One should check one's ancestry before claiming it 1 One one PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 check check VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 one one PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 ancestry ancestry NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 before before SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 8 claiming claim VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **check** | should | One | one's ancestry | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ancestry=Theme | | 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | gerund | One *not said here* | ancestry | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} One must verify one's lineage before claiming it ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:370-pg19994-part9:e2:o2:1 # text = One must verify one's lineage before claiming it 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 verify verify VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 one one PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 lineage lineage NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 before before SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 8 claiming claim VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **verify** | must | One | one's lineage | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot lineage=Topic | | 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | gerund | One *not said here* | lineage | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} Verify your family tree before you brag ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:370-pg19994-part9:e2:o3:1 # text = Verify your family tree before you brag 1 Verify verify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 3 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 before before SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 brag brag VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **verify** | imperative | you *not said here* | your family tree | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot tree=Topic | | 2 | **brag** *speech: other* | present | you | | | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Boast freely always ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:370-pg19994-part9:e2:o4:1 # text = Boast freely always 1 Boast boast NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 freely freely ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 1 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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