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description: Which of the following statements about the Stag's request to the Sheep is correct? Exam question 1 of lesson 375 «Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14: a Stag borrows wheat on the Wolf's word» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14…

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Which of the following statements about the Stag's request to the Sheep is correct?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** following statements, Stag · **What happens:** follow, be, request

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 375 «Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14: a Stag borrows wheat on the Wolf's word» 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/375-pg19994-part14/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements about the Stag's request to the Sheep is correct?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Stag	Stag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the following statements about the Stag's request to the Sheep |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **request** |  | the Stag |  |  |  |  | to the Sheep | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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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The Stag asked for a measure of wheat and offered the Wolf as surety.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:e1:o1:1
# text = The Stag asked for a measure of wheat and offered the Wolf as surety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Stag	Stag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	surety	surety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Stag |  |  |  |  | for a measure of wheat | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **offer** | past | the Stag *not said here* | the Wolf |  |  |  | as surety | vn volunteer-95.4 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent wolf=Pivot as surety=Attribute |
| 3 | **measure** |  |  | wheat |  |  |  |  | nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Sheep offered the Stag a measure of wheat and named the Wolf as surety.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:e1:o2:1
# text = The Sheep offered the Stag a measure of wheat and named the Wolf as surety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Stag	Stag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	named	name	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	surety	surety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | the Sheep | a measure of wheat | the Stag |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent stag=Goal measure=Theme |
| 2 | **name** | past | the Sheep *not said here* | the Wolf |  |  |  | as surety | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme as surety=Attribute |
| 3 | **measure** |  |  | wheat |  |  |  |  | nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Stag offered the Sheep a gift.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:e1:o3:1
# text = The Stag offered the Sheep a gift.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Stag	Stag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	offered	offer	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	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | the Stag | a gift | the Sheep |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Goal gift=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Stag asked for gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:e1:o4:1
# text = The Stag asked for gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Stag	Stag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Stag |  |  |  |  | for gold | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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