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title: Bro, the Fox was well sly, dancing for the Pheasants. What made them… — Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, the Fox was well sly, dancing for the Pheasants. What made them fall out the tree? Test 4 · ★ 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
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# Test 4 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14…

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Bro, the Fox was well sly, dancing for the Pheasants. What made them fall out the tree?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Bro · **What happens:** dance, make, fall out · **To what, where:** Bro, tree

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Bro, the Fox was well sly, dancing for the Pheasants.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t4:1
# text = Bro, the Fox was well sly, dancing for the Pheasants.
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	sly	sly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Pheasants	Pheasant	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dance** | past · progressive | Bro and the Fox |  |  |  |  | for the Pheasants; sly *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What made them fall out the tree?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t4:2
# text = What made them fall out the tree?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  | Bro |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall out** | infinitive | Bro *not said here* | the tree |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient tree=Result |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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they were spooked by a loud noise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t4:o1:1
# text = they were spooked by a loud noise
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	spooked	spook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spook** | past · passive | a loud noise | they |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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the Fox climbed up and pushed each Pheasant off the branch with his strong paws

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t4:o2:1
# text = the Fox climbed up and pushed each Pheasant off the branch with his strong paws
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	Pheasant	Pheasant	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb up** | past | the Fox |  |  | the branch |  | with Fox's strong paws | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme off branch=Trajectory |
| 2 | **push** | participle | the Fox *not said here* | each Pheasant |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pheasant=Theme |

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

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they got dizzy and dropped off one by one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t4:o3:1
# text = they got dizzy and dropped off one by one
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dizzy	dizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | they |  |  |  |  | dizzy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **drop off** | past | they *not said here* | one |  |  |  | by one | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent one=Theme by one=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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the Fox shook the tree and they fell

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:375-pg19994-part14:t4:o4:1
# text = the Fox shook the tree and they fell
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shook	shake	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	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | the Fox | the tree |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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