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description: Describe the purpose of the fox's feigned death in relation to Count Piro's conduct toward him. Exam question 4 of lesson 702 «Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bride and tests his master's gratitude» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 4 · Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bri…

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Describe the purpose of the fox's feigned death in relation to Count Piro's conduct toward him.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, feigned death, fox, Piro · **What happens:** describe, feign, count, purpose, die, conduct · **To what, where:** purpose, relation, conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 702 «Italian Popular Tales, Count Piro: the fox wins a rich bride and tests his master's gratitude» 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/702-pg2435-part42/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:e4:1
# text = Describe the purpose of the fox's feigned death in relation to Count Piro's conduct toward him.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	feigned	feign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	relation	relation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	Count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
14	Piro	Piro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the purpose of the fox's feigned death |  | relation |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme |
| 2 | **feign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **count** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | Piro's conduct |  |  |  | toward Piro | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 4 | **purpose** |  | the fox's feigned death |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 5 | **die** |  | the fox |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **conduct** |  | Piro |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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To test whether Count Piro is truly grateful for all the fox has done for him, and to find out whether he will bury him properly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:e4:o1:1
# text = To test whether Count Piro is truly grateful for all the fox has done for him, and to find out whether he will bury him properly
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	test	test	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	Count	Count	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Piro	Piro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	out	out	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	bury	bury	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
26	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Count Piro |  |  |  |  | grateful, truly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present · perfect | Count Piro *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for all fox; for Piro | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **find out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **bury** | future | Piro | fox |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To test whether the Count is truly grateful for all the fox has done, and to see how he behaves when the fox seems dead

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:e4:o2:1
# text = To test whether the Count is truly grateful for all the fox has done, and to see how he behaves when the fox seems dead
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	test	test	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	behaves	behave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	ccomp	_	_
22	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	25	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
26	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the Count |  |  |  |  | grateful, truly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present · perfect | all fox |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **behave** | present | fox |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **seem** | present | the fox |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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To see if the Count will keep his promises and reward the fox

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:e4:o3:1
# text = To see if the Count will keep his promises and reward the fox
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	reward	reward	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | future | the Count | Count's promises |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 3 | **reward** | infinitive | the Count *not said here* |  | the fox |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fox=Recipient |
| 4 | **promise** |  | Count |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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To test whether the Count is truly grateful for all the fox has done

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:702-pg2435-part42:e4:o4:1
# text = To test whether the Count is truly grateful for all the fox has done
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	test	test	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the Count |  |  |  |  | for all fox; grateful, truly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present · perfect | the Count *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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