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description: With reference to the text, what did the Dog specifically require of the Wolf in order to secure a comfortable existence? Exam question 2 of lesson 374 «Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the House Dog: a hungry wolf is tempted by a well-fed dog's easy life until he learns the price of the dog's collar» o
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# Exam question 2 · Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the House Dog: a hungry wolf…

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With reference to the text, what did the Dog specifically require of the Wolf in order to secure a comfortable existence?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do, require, secure · **To what, where:** Dog, order, comfortable existence

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 374 «Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the House Dog: a hungry wolf is tempted by a well-fed dog's easy life until he learns the price of the dog's collar» 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/374-pg19994-part13/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:374-pg19994-part13:e2:1
# text = With reference to the text, what did the Dog specifically require of the Wolf in order to secure a comfortable existence?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	specifically	specifically	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	require	require	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Dog |  |  |  | with reference to the text | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Eventuality |
| 2 | **require** | present |  |  |  | order |  | of the Wolf; specifically *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **secure** | to-infinitive |  | a comfortable existence |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition existence=Theme |

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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}

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That he should chase every person who carries a cane, bark at every beggar, and sleep by the gate each night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:374-pg19994-part13:e2:o1:1
# text = That he should chase every person who carries a cane, bark at every beggar, and sleep by the gate each night
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	chase	chase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cane	cane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
22	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	det	_	_
23	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | should | That | every person |  |  | night | by the gate; sleep *obl* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent person=Theme by gate=Trajectory |
| 2 | **carry** | present | every person | a cane and bark |  | every beggar |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cane=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That he should sleep in the yard and wag at guests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:374-pg19994-part13:e2:o2:1
# text = That he should sleep in the yard and wag at guests
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	wag	wag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | should | That |  |  |  |  | in the yard and wag; at guests | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in yard=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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That he should chase persons carrying canes and bark at beggars

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:374-pg19994-part13:e2:o3:1
# text = That he should chase persons carrying canes and bark at beggars
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	chase	chase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	canes	cane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bark	bark	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | should | That | persons |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | persons *not said here* | canes |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cane=Theme |
| 3 | **bark** | present | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at beggars | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at beggar=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That he should hunt the wild hares of the forest and bring them home to the master's table before dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:374-pg19994-part13:e2:o4:1
# text = That he should hunt the wild hares of the forest and bring them home to the master's table before dawn
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hares	hare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	home	home	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
20	before	before	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | should | That | the wild hares of the forest |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hare=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | infinitive | That *not said here* | hares *= hare* |  | the master's table | dawn | home *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to table=Destination |

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