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title: Which animal, dressed in the guise of a physician, approached the av… — Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which animal, dressed in the guise of a physician, approached the aviary, and what reply did its occupants give? Exam question 1 of lesson 388 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat posing as a doctor is sent packing» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat posing as a d…

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Which animal, dressed in the guise of a physician, approached the aviary, and what reply did its occupants give?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** animal, occupants · **What happens:** dress, approach, reply, give · **To what, where:** animal, guise, aviary

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 388 «Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Birds: a cat posing as a doctor is sent packing» 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/388-pg21-part9/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:388-pg21-part9:e1:1
# text = Which animal, dressed in the guise of a physician, approached the aviary, and what reply did its occupants give?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	guise	guise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	physician	physician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	approached	approach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	aviary	aviary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
18	reply	reply	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
19	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	occupants	occupant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | participle |  | which animal *not said here* |  | the guise of a physician |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **approach** | past | which animal | the aviary |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aviary=Theme |
| 3 | **reply** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **give** | past · do-support | animal's occupants |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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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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The fox, told the birds were fine and to leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:388-pg21-part9:e1:o1:1
# text = The fox, told the birds were fine and to leave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the fox |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive | the fox *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The fox, who was told the birds were sick and should stay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:388-pg21-part9:e1:o2:1
# text = The fox, who was told the birds were sick and should stay
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | the fox | the birds |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient bird=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | the fox |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay** | should | the fox *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The fox, who was told to leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:388-pg21-part9:e1:o3:1
# text = The fox, who was told to leave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | the fox |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the fox *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The cat, who was told the birds were well and should depart

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:388-pg21-part9:e1:o4:1
# text = The cat, who was told the birds were well and should depart
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	iobj	_	_
9	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	depart	depart	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | the cat | the birds |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient bird=Topic |
| 2 | **be** | past | the birds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **depart** | should |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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