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# Test 10 · ★ · Aesop's Fables, The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea, part 27:…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the master said only the workers get to eat, is that the moral?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** master, workers · **What happens:** say, get, eat, be · **To what, where:** moral · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 406 «Aesop's Fables, The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea, part 27: seven short fables, each with a 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/406-pg21-part27/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t10:1
# text = And the master said only the workers get to eat, is that the moral?
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	moral	moral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the master |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** | present | the workers |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | the workers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the moral |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, labor is the source of every blessing, so no free lunch, bro, and the idle dog should be sent to the mill

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t10:o1:1
# text = Yeah, labor is the source of every blessing, so no free lunch, bro, and the idle dog should be sent to the mill
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	labor	labor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	blessing	blessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
13	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	idle	idle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | labor | the source |  |  |  | of every blessing; no free lunch and bro *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **send** | should · passive | the source *not said here* | the idle dog |  | the mill |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to mill=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, labor is the source of every blessing, so the dog gets no free lunch and only workers may eat at the table, bro

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t10:o2:1
# text = Yeah, labor is the source of every blessing, so the dog gets no free lunch and only workers may eat at the table, bro
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	labor	labor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	blessing	blessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
16	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	only	only	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
21	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | labor | the source |  |  |  | of every blessing | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | the dog | no free lunch |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lunch=Stimulus |
| 3 | **eat** | may | workers |  |  | the table |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, labor brings every blessing, so no free lunch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t10:o3:1
# text = Yeah, labor brings every blessing, so no free lunch
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	labor	labor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	blessing	blessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | labor | every blessing |  |  |  | no free lunch *obl* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent blessing=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yeah, labor is the source of every blessing, so no free lunch, bro

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:406-pg21-part27:t10:o4:1
# text = Yeah, labor is the source of every blessing, so no free lunch, bro
1	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	labor	labor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	blessing	blessing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
13	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | labor | the source |  |  |  | of every blessing; no free lunch *nmod* | tree rules |

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