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title: Describe the manner in which the fawn prepared the pit for Iktomi, a… — Old Indian Legends, The Badger and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the manner in which the fawn prepared the pit for Iktomi, as recorded in the text. Exam question 4 of lesson 1268 «Old Indian Legends, The Badger and the Bear, part 1: the bear begs for meat, then drives the badger family out of their home» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with
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# Exam question 4 · Old Indian Legends, The Badger and the Bear, part 1: the b…

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Describe the manner in which the fawn prepared the pit for Iktomi, as recorded in the text.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, fawn · **What happens:** describe, prepare, record · **To what, where:** manner, pit, text

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1268 «Old Indian Legends, The Badger and the Bear, part 1: the bear begs for meat, then drives the badger family out of their home» 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/1268-pg338-part5/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1268-pg338-part5:e4:1
# text = Describe the manner in which the fawn prepared the pit for Iktomi, as recorded in the text.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fawn	fawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	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 manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **prepare** | past | the fawn | the pit |  |  |  | for Iktomi | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pit=Product for iktomi=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **record** | participle | the fawn *not said here* |  |  | the text |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in text=Destination |

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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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By digging a deep hole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1268-pg338-part5:e4:o1:1
# text = By digging a deep hole
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	digging	dig	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | gerund |  | a deep hole |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hole=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By burying him under soft leaves and mud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1268-pg338-part5:e4:o2:1
# text = By burying him under soft leaves and mud
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	burying	bury	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  | soft leaves and mud |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme under leaf=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By hiding him in grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1268-pg338-part5:e4:o3:1
# text = By hiding him in grass
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  | grass |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Patient in grass=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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By covering him with dry grass and cedar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1268-pg338-part5:e4:o4:1
# text = By covering him with dry grass and cedar
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	covering	cover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cedar	cedar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | gerund |  |  | him *= he* |  |  | with dry grass and cedar | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Destination with grass=Theme |

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