--- title: wait, the second soldier said he would "at" the robber, but what did… — Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull,… · tree and pragmatics description: wait, the second soldier said he would "at" the robber, but what did he really do? Test 7 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/403-pg21-part24/t7/) [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/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a… wait, the second soldier said he would "at" the robber, but what did he really do? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, second soldier, soldier · **What happens:** wait, say, do · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★ 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. 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/#t7). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:t7:1 # text = wait, the second soldier said he would "at" the robber, but what did he really do? 1 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 amod _ _ 5 soldier soldier NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 robber robber NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 15 but but CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 16 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 20 obj _ _ 17 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 18 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 really really ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 20 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the second soldier | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **do** | past · do-support | soldier | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | 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} he shot arrows ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:t7:o1:1 # text = he shot arrows 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shot shoot VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 arrows arrow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shoot** | past | he | arrows | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} he ran away and hid in the nearby wood until the robber had gone ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:t7:o2:1 # text = he ran away and hid in the nearby wood until the robber had gone 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 hid hide VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 nearby nearby ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 until until SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 robber robber NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 13 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run away** | past | he | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **hide** | past | he *not said here* | | | the nearby wood | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in wood=Location | | 3 | **go** | past · perfect | the robber | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} he ran away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:t7:o3:1 # text = he ran away 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run away** | past | he | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} he threw stones ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:403-pg21-part24:t7:o4:1 # text = he threw stones 1 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 stones stone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **throw** | past | he | stones | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Theme | **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. 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