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description: Which of the following best describes the manner in which the fox gains entry to Browny's dwelling? Exam question 1 of lesson 1886 «Fairy Book, The Three Little Pigs, part 1: the fox eats Browny and Whitey, then fails at Blacky's brick house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, The Three Little Pigs, part 1: the fox eats Br…

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Which of the following best describes the manner in which the fox gains entry to Browny's dwelling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fox · **What happens:** follow, describe, gain · **To what, where:** manner, entry

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1886 «Fairy Book, The Three Little Pigs, part 1: the fox eats Browny and Whitey, then fails at Blacky's brick house» 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/1886-pg7277-part23/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1886-pg7277-part23:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the manner in which the fox gains entry to Browny's dwelling?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	gains	gain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	Browny	Browny	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **gain** | present | the fox | entry |  |  |  | to Browny's dwelling *result*; in the manner | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient entry=Extent in which=Attribute to dwelling=Result |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He excavates a aperture through the mud walls of the dwelling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1886-pg7277-part23:e1:o1:1
# text = He excavates a aperture through the mud walls of the dwelling
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	excavates	excavate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	aperture	aperture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excavate** | present | He | a aperture |  | the mud walls of the dwelling |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent aperture=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He excavates a large aperture through the mud walls of the dwelling after waiting all night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1886-pg7277-part23:e1:o2:1
# text = He excavates a large aperture through the mud walls of the dwelling after waiting all night
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	excavates	excavate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	aperture	aperture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
13	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excavate** | present | He | a large aperture |  | the mud walls |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent aperture=Location |
| 2 | **dwell** | gerund | the mud walls *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wait** | gerund | the mud walls *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He forces a gap through the soft walls of the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1886-pg7277-part23:e1:o3:1
# text = He forces a gap through the soft walls of the house
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gap	gap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He creates an opening by gnawing the thatch of the dwelling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1886-pg7277-part23:e1:o4:1
# text = He creates an opening by gnawing the thatch of the dwelling
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	creates	create	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	gnawing	gnaw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thatch	thatch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | present | He | a opening |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opening=Result |
| 2 | **gnaw** | gerund | He *not said here* | the thatch of the dwelling |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thatch=Patient |

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