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title: Yo, how'd the Swan get out of getting cooked? — Aesop's Fables, The Birdcatcher and th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Yo, how'd the Swan get out of getting cooked? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 393 «Aesop's Fables, The Birdcatcher and the Cock, part 14: a bird begs for its life, a Cock argues, and many short animal tales follow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 4 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Birdcatcher and the Cock, part 14: a b…

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Yo, how'd the Swan get out of getting cooked?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Swan · **What happens:** get out, cook

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 393 «Aesop's Fables, The Birdcatcher and the Cock, part 14: a bird begs for its life, a Cock argues, and many short animal tales follow» 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/393-pg21-part14/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:393-pg21-part14:t4:1
# text = Yo, how'd the Swan get out of getting cooked?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Swan	Swan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	getting	get	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get out** | infinitive | the Swan |  |  |  |  |  | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cook** | gerund · passive | the Swan *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V» |

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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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He started crowing loudly and told the cook that he was actually the Master's favorite bird

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:393-pg21-part14:t4:o1:1
# text = He started crowing loudly and told the cook that he was actually the Master's favorite bird
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crowing	crow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
12	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Master	Master	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **crow** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He *not said here* |  | the cook |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cook=Recipient |
| 4 | **is a** | past | he | the Master's favorite bird |  |  |  | actually *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He started singing and the cook knew him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:393-pg21-part14:t4:o2:1
# text = He started singing and the cook knew him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **know** | past | the cook | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He pecked at the cook's hand until the cook let go of him and ran off to find the Master

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:393-pg21-part14:t4:o3:1
# text = He pecked at the cook's hand until the cook let go of him and ran off to find the Master
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pecked	peck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | past | He |  |  |  |  | at the cook's hand | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at hand=Patient |
| 2 | **let** | past | the cook |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | the cook *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of cook | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme of he=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **run off** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **find** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the Master |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent master=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He sang and the cook recognized him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:393-pg21-part14:t4:o4:1
# text = He sang and the cook recognized him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	recognized	recognize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **recognize** | past | the cook | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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