Exam question 1 · Uncle Remus, The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox: Brer Rabbit tricks B…

Which of the following best describes the means by which Brer Rabbit effects the death of Brer Fox?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: the, Brer Fox · What happens: follow, describe, mean, die · To what, where: Rabbit effects

This is exam question 1 of lesson 588 «Uncle Remus, The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox to his death and escapes Miss Fox» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 describes	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	nmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 means	nsubj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 describes	ccomp
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	13 effects	det
11	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Rabbit	compound
12	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 effects	compound
13	effects	effect	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 means	obj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 death	det
15	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 effects	appos
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 Fox	case
17	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Fox	compound
18	Fox	Fox	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 death	nmod
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present			of the best	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Attribute
3	mean	present	the	which Rabbit effects		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Topic
4	die		Brer Fox			nom death «event intransitive»: of=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

Option 1

He induces Brer Fox to enter the cow, where the owner discovers him, after first setting a fire to draw attention away from the house and the dogs

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 induces	nsubj
2	induces	induce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Fox	compound
4	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 induces	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 enter	mark
6	enter	enter	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 induces	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cow	det
8	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 enter	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 discovers	punct
10	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	13 discovers	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 owner	det
12	owner	owner	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 discovers	nsubj
13	discovers	discover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 cow	acl:relcl
14	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 discovers	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 setting	punct
16	after	after	SCONJ	_	18 setting	mark
17	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	18 setting	advmod
18	setting	set	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 induces	conj
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 fire	det
20	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 setting	obj
21	to	to	PART	_	22 draw	mark
22	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	18 setting	advcl
23	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 draw	obj
24	away	away	ADV	_	22 draw	advmod
25	from	from	ADP	_	27 house	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 house	det
27	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 away	obl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 dogs	cc
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 dogs	det
30	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 induces	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	induce	present	He	Brer Fox			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fox=Patient
2	enter	to-infinitive	He not said here		the cow		vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cow=Destination
3	discover	present	the owner	Fox			vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic
4	set	gerund	He not said here	a fire		first property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient fire=Result
5	draw	to-infinitive	He not said here	attention		away property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme

Option 2

Brer Rabbit first persuades Brer Fox to enter the cow while the dogs are sleeping, and then the owner discovers the trapped fox in the carcass the next morning after a long search

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 persuades	nsubj
2	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Brer	flat
3	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 persuades	advmod
4	persuades	persuade	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Fox	compound
6	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 persuades	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 enter	mark
8	enter	enter	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 persuades	xcomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cow	det
10	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 enter	obj
11	while	while	SCONJ	_	15 sleeping	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 dogs	det
13	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 sleeping	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 sleeping	aux
15	sleeping	sleep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 enter	advcl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 discovers	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 discovers	cc
18	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	21 discovers	advmod
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 owner	det
20	owner	owner	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 discovers	nsubj
21	discovers	discover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 persuades	conj
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 fox	det
23	trapped	trap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 fox	amod
24	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 discovers	obj
25	in	in	ADP	_	27 carcass	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 carcass	det
27	carcass	carcass	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 discovers	obl
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 morning	det
29	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 morning	amod
30	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 discovers	obl:unmarked
31	after	after	ADP	_	34 search	case
32	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	34 search	det
33	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	34 search	amod
34	search	search	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 discovers	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	persuade	present	Brer	Brer Fox				first property	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent fox=Patient clause=Result
2	enter	to-infinitive	Brer Fox not said here		the cow				vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cow=Destination
3	sleep	present · progressive	the dogs						vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	discover	present	the owner	the trapped fox		the carcass	after a long search; then; morning		vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fox=Topic
5	trap	participle							vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He induces Brer Fox to enter the cow, where the owner discovers him

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 induces	nsubj
2	induces	induce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Fox	compound
4	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 induces	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 enter	mark
6	enter	enter	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 induces	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cow	det
8	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 enter	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 discovers	punct
10	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	13 discovers	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 owner	det
12	owner	owner	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 discovers	nsubj
13	discovers	discover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 induces	conj
14	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 discovers	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	induce	present	He	Brer Fox		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fox=Patient
2	enter	to-infinitive	He not said here		the cow	vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cow=Destination
3	discover	present	the owner	Fox		vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic

Option 4

He lures Fox into the carcass, where the cow's owner later finds the body

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 lures	nsubj
2	lures	lure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lures	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 carcass	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 carcass	det
6	carcass	carcass	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lures	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 finds	punct
8	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	14 finds	advmod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cow	det
10	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 owner	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 cow	case
12	owner	owner	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 later	nsubj
13	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	14 finds	advmod
14	finds	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 carcass	acl:relcl
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 body	det
16	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 finds	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lure	present	He	Fox				into the carcass result	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent fox=Patient into carcass=Result
2	find	present		the body				late property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Topic

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