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title: What did the bystander say, like, the easy fix? — Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock:… · tree and pragmatics
description: What did the bystander say, like, the easy fix? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 386 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock: a cat invents an excuse to eat a cock, and a wolf in sheep's clothing is killed by mistake» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 10 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock: a cat invents an exc…

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What did the bystander say, like, the easy fix?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bystander · **What happens:** say · **To what, where:** easy fix · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 386 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock: a cat invents an excuse to eat a cock, and a wolf in sheep's clothing is killed by mistake» 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/386-pg21-part7/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t10:1
# text = What did the bystander say, like, the easy fix?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bystander	bystander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fix	fix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | the bystander | the easy fix |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme fix=Manner |

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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 {#o1}

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Ask a friend to pull the pitcher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t10:o1:1
# text = Ask a friend to pull the pitcher
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pitcher	pitcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a friend |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pull** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the pitcher |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pitcher=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Take half of the filberts out of your fist and then your hand will easily come out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t10:o2:1
# text = Take half of the filberts out of your fist and then your hand will easily come out
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	filberts	filbert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fist	fist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | half of the filberts |  | your fist |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent half=Theme out fist=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **come out** | future | your hand |  |  |  | then | easily, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Take half and your hand comes out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t10:o3:1
# text = Take half and your hand comes out
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | half |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent half=Theme |
| 2 | **come out** | present | your hand |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Drop some nuts and then pull out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t10:o4:1
# text = Drop some nuts and then pull out
1	Drop	drop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | imperative | you *not said here* | some nuts |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nut=Theme |
| 2 | **pull out** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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