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# Exam question 2 · Aesop's Fables, The Gamecocks and the Partridge: a strange…

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In the fable of the Frog, what objection did the Fox raise against the Frog's claimed medical skill?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** objection · **What happens:** do, claim · **To what, where:** Fox raise, fable

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 401 «Aesop's Fables, The Gamecocks and the Partridge: a stranger bird learns that the cocks fight each other too» 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/401-pg21-part22/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:401-pg21-part22:e2:1
# text = In the fable of the Frog, what objection did the Fox raise against the Frog's claimed medical skill?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
9	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	raise	raise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	claimed	claim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
19	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | objection | the Fox raise |  | the fable of the Frog |  | against the Frog's claimed medical skill | tree rules |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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That the Frog was unable to heal his own lame gait and wrinkled skin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:401-pg21-part22:e2:o1:1
# text = That the Frog was unable to heal his own lame gait and wrinkled skin
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	lame	lame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	gait	gait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	wrinkled	wrinkle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Frog |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **heal** | to-infinitive | the Frog *not said here* | Frog's own lame gait and wrinkled skin |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gait=Patient |
| 3 | **wrinkle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That the Frog could not prove any cure he claimed was real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:401-pg21-part22:e2:o2:1
# text = That the Frog could not prove any cure he claimed was real
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **prove** | could | That |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | Frog | any cure *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cure=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | any cure |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That the Frog was unable to heal his own lame gait and wrinkled skin and was therefore a fraud

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:401-pg21-part22:e2:o3:1
# text = That the Frog was unable to heal his own lame gait and wrinkled skin and was therefore a fraud
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	lame	lame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	gait	gait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wrinkled	wrinkle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fraud	fraud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | That |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **heal** | to-infinitive | That *not said here* | Frog's own lame gait |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gait=Patient |
| 3 | **wrinkle** | past | That *not said here* | skin |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent skin=Patient |
| 4 | **is a** | past | That *not said here* | a fraud |  |  |  | therefore *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That the Frog was unable to heal his own lame gait and wrinkled skin, which the Fox had seen for years

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:401-pg21-part22:e2:o4:1
# text = That the Frog was unable to heal his own lame gait and wrinkled skin, which the Fox had seen for years
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	lame	lame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	gait	gait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	wrinkled	wrinkle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	acl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Frog |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **heal** | to-infinitive | the Frog *not said here* | Frog's own lame gait and wrinkled skin |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gait=Patient |
| 3 | **wrinkle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **see** | past · perfect | the Fox | Frog's own lame gait and wrinkled skin |  |  | year |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |

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