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title: Bro, the goatherd chucked a stone, why though? — Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Bro, the goatherd chucked a stone, why though? Test 6 · ★ 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 ques
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# Test 6 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Cock: a cat invents an exc…

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Bro, the goatherd chucked a stone, why though?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** goatherd · **What happens:** chuck · **To what, where:** stone

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t6:1
# text = Bro, the goatherd chucked a stone, why though?
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goatherd	goatherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	though	though	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuck** | past | the goatherd | a stone |  |  |  | Bro *vocative*; though *property* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To get the stray goat back home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t6:o1:1
# text = To get the stray goat back home
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	stray	stray	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | the stray goat |  |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer goat=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make the wandering goat return to the flock before the wolf sees him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t6:o2:1
# text = To make the wandering goat return to the flock before the wolf sees him
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	wandering	wonder	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
5	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the wandering goat return |  |  |  | to the flock | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset return=Product |
| 2 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **see** | present | the wolf | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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To wake up the goat so he can go back to the fold for the night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t6:o3:1
# text = To wake up the goat so he can go back to the fold for the night
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fold	fold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | to-infinitive |  | the goat |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent goat=Patient |
| 2 | **go back** | can | goat |  |  |  | night | to the fold *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to fold=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To call the goat back home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:386-pg21-part7:t6:o4:1
# text = To call the goat back home
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call back** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  | the goat |  |  | home *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent goat=Recipient |

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