--- title: Which fable in this extract concerns the failed partnership between… — Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull,… · tree and pragmatics description: Which fable in this extract concerns the failed partnership between a Fox and a Lion, and what consequence follows the Fox's decision to act alone? Exam question 1 of lesson 403 «Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a camel, dogs, a jackdaw and a workman each get a short lesson» o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/403-pg21-part24/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/403-pg21-part24/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a… Which fable in this extract concerns the failed partnership between a Fox and a Lion, and what consequence follows the Fox's decision to act alone? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fable, consequence, Fox · **What happens:** concern, fail, follow, act, decide · **To what, where:** failed partnership, decision This is exam question 1 of lesson 403 «Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a camel, dogs, a jackdaw and a workman each get a short lesson» 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/403-pg21-part24/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:e1:1 # text = Which fable in this extract concerns the failed partnership between a Fox and a Lion, and what consequence follows the Fox's decision to act alone? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 fable fable NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 det _ _ 5 extract extract NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 concerns concern VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 failed fail VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 9 partnership partnership NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 between between ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 Lion Lion PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 18 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 20 obj _ _ 19 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 20 follows follow VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 23 's 's PART POS _ 22 case _ _ 24 decision decision NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 act act VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 acl _ _ 27 alone alone ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **concern** | present | which fable in this extract | the failed partnership | | | | between a Fox and a Lion | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus partnership=Experiencer | | 2 | **fail** | participle | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **follow** | present | consequence | the Fox's decision | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent what=Theme decision=Attribute | | 4 | **act** | to-infinitive | consequence *not said here* | the Fox's decision *not said here* | | | | alone *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **decide** | | the Fox | | | | | | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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 {#o1} The Fox returns to the Lion and is forgiven ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:e1:o1:1 # text = The Fox returns to the Lion and is forgiven 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 returns return VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Lion Lion PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 forgiven forgive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **return** | present | the Fox | | | | | to the Lion *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to lion=Result | | 2 | **forgive** | present · passive | the Fox *not said here* | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP» | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The Fox is caught by huntsmen and hounds ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:e1:o2:1 # text = The Fox is caught by huntsmen and hounds 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 huntsmen huntsman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 hounds hound NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | present · passive | huntsmen and hounds | the Fox | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The Fox wins ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:e1:o3:1 # text = The Fox wins 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 wins win VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | present | the Fox | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The Fox is freed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:e1:o4:1 # text = The Fox is freed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 freed free VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **free** | present · passive | | the Fox | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull,…, test 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/403-pg21-part24/t12/) - next →: [Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull,…, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/403-pg21-part24/e2/) - ↑ back to [Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a camel, dogs, a jackdaw and a workman each get a short lesson](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/403-pg21-part24/)