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title: By what stratagem did the wolverine attempt to lure the bear from he… — Northern Tales, The Wicked Wolverine,… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what stratagem did the wolverine attempt to lure the bear from her position in the tree? Exam question 4 of lesson 1226 «Northern Tales, The Wicked Wolverine, part 27: the wolverine tricks a bear up a tree after a rock, lightning and a torn coat» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with
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# Exam question 4 · Northern Tales, The Wicked Wolverine, part 27: the wolveri…

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By what stratagem did the wolverine attempt to lure the bear from her position in the tree?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** stratagem · **What happens:** do, lure · **To what, where:** wolverine attempt, bear, position

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1226 «Northern Tales, The Wicked Wolverine, part 27: the wolverine tricks a bear up a tree after a rock, lightning and a torn coat» 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/1226-pg3282-part27/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1226-pg3282-part27:e4:1
# text = By what stratagem did the wolverine attempt to lure the bear from her position in the tree?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	stratagem	stratagem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wolverine	wolverine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	lure	lure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | stratagem | the wolverine attempt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lure** | to-infinitive | stratagem *not said here* | the bear |  | stratagem's position |  | in the tree | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bear=Patient |

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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}

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By telling her that their father wanted to see her at home tonight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1226-pg3282-part27:e4:o1:1
# text = By telling her that their father wanted to see her at home tonight
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | their father *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **want** | past | their father |  |  |  | tonight |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | their father *not said here* | her *= she* |  | home |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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By describing a bed of berries and a family reunion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1226-pg3282-part27:e4:o2:1
# text = By describing a bed of berries and a family reunion
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	reunion	reunion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | gerund |  | a bed of berries |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent bed=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By describing a bed of soft berries and a big family reunion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1226-pg3282-part27:e4:o3:1
# text = By describing a bed of soft berries and a big family reunion
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	reunion	reunion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | gerund |  | a bed of soft berries |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent bed=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By promising a berry feast today

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1226-pg3282-part27:e4:o4:1
# text = By promising a berry feast today
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	promising	promise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	berry	berry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund |  | a berry feast |  |  | today |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent feast=Theme |

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