--- title: Which of the following best explains how Motikatika avoids being eat… — Tales of Many Lands, Motikatika: the c… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following best explains how Motikatika avoids being eaten by the ogre? Exam question 3 of lesson 708 «Tales of Many Lands, Motikatika: the clever baby fools the ogre with a crowd of look-alikes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/708-pg2435-part48/e3/) [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/) / [Tales of Many Lands, Motikatika: the c…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/708-pg2435-part48/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Tales of Many Lands, Motikatika: the clever baby fools the… Which of the following best explains how Motikatika avoids being eaten by the ogre? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ogre · **What happens:** follow, explain, eat · **To what, where:** Motikatika · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 of lesson 708 «Tales of Many Lands, Motikatika: the clever baby fools the ogre with a crowd of look-alikes» 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/708-pg2435-part48/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:708-pg2435-part48:e3:1 # text = Which of the following best explains how Motikatika avoids being eaten by the ogre? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 6 advmod _ _ 6 explains explain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 7 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 8 Motikatika Motikatika PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 9 avoids avoid VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 10 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 eaten eat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 ccomp _ _ 12 by by ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 ogre ogre NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | | | | | | well *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **eat** | present · passive | the ogre | Motikatika | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | 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 tricks the ogre with a shaved head ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:708-pg2435-part48:e3:o1:1 # text = He tricks the ogre with a shaved head 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 tricks trick VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 ogre ogre NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 shaved shave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **trick** | present | He | the ogre | | | | with a shaved head | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ogre=Patient | | 2 | **shave** | participle | | | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} He hides under the bed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:708-pg2435-part48:e3:o2:1 # text = He hides under the bed 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 hides hide VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 under under ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | present | He | | | the bed | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under bed=Location | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He uses magic bones to plan his disguises ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:708-pg2435-part48:e3:o3:1 # text = He uses magic bones to plan his disguises 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 uses use VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 magic magic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 bones bone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 plan plan VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 disguises disguise NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present | He | magic bones | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient | | 2 | **plan** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his disguises | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disguise=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} He runs away fast ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:708-pg2435-part48:e3:o4:1 # text = He runs away fast 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 runs run VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run away** | present | He | | | | | away, fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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