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title: Which discovery did the sons make upon settling their accounts at ha… — Aesop for Children, The Cat and the Bi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which discovery did the sons make upon settling their accounts at harvest time? Exam question 2 of lesson 371 «Aesop for Children, The Cat and the Birds, part 1: a thin hungry cat dresses up as a doctor» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 2 · Aesop for Children, The Cat and the Birds, part 1: a thin…

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Which discovery did the sons make upon settling their accounts at harvest time?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** discovery, sons · **What happens:** do, make, settle, account · **To what, where:** accounts

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 371 «Aesop for Children, The Cat and the Birds, part 1: a thin hungry cat dresses up as a doctor» 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/371-pg19994-part10/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:371-pg19994-part10:e2:1
# text = Which discovery did the sons make upon settling their accounts at harvest time?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	settling	settle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which discovery |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | the sons |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **settle** | gerund | the sons *not said here* | sons's accounts |  |  | time |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme account=Location |
| 4 | **account** |  | sons *= son* |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They had gained a profit exceeding their neighbours'

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:371-pg19994-part10:e2:o1:1
# text = They had gained a profit exceeding their neighbours'
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gained	gain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	exceeding	exceed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gain** | past · perfect | They | a profit |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent profit=Theme |
| 2 | **exceed** | gerund | a profit *not said here* | their neighbours |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot neighbour=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They had found the gold their father hid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:371-pg19994-part10:e2:o2:1
# text = They had found the gold their father hid
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · perfect | They | the gold |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Topic |
| 2 | **hide** | past | their father |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They had gained a profit that exceeded their neighbours' by a wide margin after selling the entire crop

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:371-pg19994-part10:e2:o3:1
# text = They had gained a profit that exceeded their neighbours' by a wide margin after selling the entire crop
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gained	gain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	exceeded	exceed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	margin	margin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	crop	crop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gain** | past · perfect | They | a profit |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent profit=Theme |
| 2 | **exceed** | past | a profit | their neighbours |  |  |  | by a wide margin | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot neighbour=Theme |
| 3 | **sell** | gerund | a profit *not said here* | the entire crop |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They had earned a smaller profit than their neighbours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:371-pg19994-part10:e2:o4:1
# text = They had earned a smaller profit than their neighbours
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	earned	earn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** | past · perfect | They | a smaller profit |  |  |  | than their neighbours | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent profit=Theme |

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