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title: Ha, the Kite brought back a tiny Mouse! What did the Eagle think of… — Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ha, the Kite brought back a tiny Mouse! What did the Eagle think of that? Test 11 · ★ 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 pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 11 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14…

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Ha, the Kite brought back a tiny Mouse! What did the Eagle think of that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Kite, that · **What happens:** bring back, do, think · **To what, where:** tiny Mouse, Eagle think

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This is test 11 · ★ 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. 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ha, the Kite brought back a tiny Mouse!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t11:1
# text = Ha, the Kite brought back a tiny Mouse!
1	Ha	ha	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Kite	Kite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring back** | past | the Kite |  | a tiny Mouse |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument mouse=Destination |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What did the Eagle think of that?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t11:2
# text = What did the Eagle think of that?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Eagle	Eagle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	think	think	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Eagle think of that |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent think=Eventuality |
| 2 | **think** |  | that |  |  |  |  |  | nom think «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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she was furious and refused to speak to him for the rest of the whole season

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t11:o1:1
# text = she was furious and refused to speak to him for the rest of the whole season
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | furious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **refuse** | past | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | for the rest of the whole season | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she was well miffed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t11:o2:1
# text = she was well miffed
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	miffed	miff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miff** | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  | well *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
she was really happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t11:o3:1
# text = she was really happy
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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she thought it was a fine present and kept the tiny Mouse in her own nest for good

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t11:o4:1
# text = she thought it was a fine present and kept the tiny Mouse in her own nest for good
1	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a fine present |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | past | she *not said here* | the tiny Mouse |  | Mouse's own nest |  | for good | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme in nest=Location |

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