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title: Pursuant to the text, what was the chief reason the grandmother with… — Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Pursuant to the text, what was the chief reason the grandmother withheld objection to the hare's undertaking? Exam question 3 of lesson 1217 «Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Yara and the hare calls up a spell» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 3 · Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Ya…

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Pursuant to the text, what was the chief reason the grandmother withheld objection to the hare's undertaking?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** text, grandmother, hare · **What happens:** be, withhold, undertake · **To what, where:** chief reason, objection

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1217 «Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Yara and the hare calls up a spell» 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/1217-pg3282-part18/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:e3:1
# text = Pursuant to the text, what was the chief reason the grandmother withheld objection to the hare's undertaking?
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	withheld	withhold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	undertaking	undertaking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the text | the chief reason |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **withhold** | past | the grandmother | objection |  |  |  | to the hare's undertaking | tree rules |
| 3 | **undertake** |  | the hare |  |  |  |  |  | nom undertaking «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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Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic, which she had seen him practice in secret

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:e3:o1:1
# text = Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic, which she had seen him practice in secret
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	possessed	possess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **magic** |  | the hare | Her belief *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | past · perfect · passive |  | possessed unknown magic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:e3:o2:1
# text = Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	possessed	possess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | participle |  | the hare *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **magic** |  | the hare | Her belief *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **believe** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She assumed the river was calm and safe at dawn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:e3:o3:1
# text = She assumed the river was calm and safe at dawn
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	assumed	assume	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assume** | past | She |  |  |  | dawn |  | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the river |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the river *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic and could cross the wide river safely

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1217-pg3282-part18:e3:o4:1
# text = Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic and could cross the wide river safely
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	possessed	possess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	acl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	cross	cross	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **magic** |  | the hare | Her belief *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cross** | could |  | the wide river |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Patient |
| 4 | **believe** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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