--- title: Which of the following did Brer Fox threaten to do to Brer Rabbit be… — Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 5: Bre… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following did Brer Fox threaten to do to Brer Rabbit before throwing him into the brier-patch? Exam question 1 of lesson 569 «Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 5: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox into the brier-patch» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/569-pg2306-part5/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 5: Bre…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/569-pg2306-part5/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 5: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer… Which of the following did Brer Fox threaten to do to Brer Rabbit before throwing him into the brier-patch? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Brer · **What happens:** follow, fox, threaten, do, throw · **To what, where:** Brer, brier patch This is exam question 1 of lesson 569 «Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 5: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox into the brier-patch» 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/569-pg2306-part5/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:569-pg2306-part5:e1:1 # text = Which of the following did Brer Fox threaten to do to Brer Rabbit before throwing him into the brier-patch? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 Fox fox VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 8 threaten threaten VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 Rabbit rabbit NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 before before SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 15 throwing throw VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 into into ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 19 brier brier NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 20 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 patch patch NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **fox** | past · do-support | Brer | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **threaten** | infinitive | Brer *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Brer *not said here* | | | | | to Brer Rabbit | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **throw** | gerund | Brer *not said here* | Brer | | | | into the brier patch *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer he=Theme into patch=Result | 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} Hang him high ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:569-pg2306-part5:e1:o1:1 # text = Hang him high 1 Hang hang VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hang** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | high *property* | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Roast him over a brush fire ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:569-pg2306-part5:e1:o2:1 # text = Roast him over a brush fire 1 Roast roast VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 over over ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 brush brush NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **roast** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | a brush fire | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Bake him in a pie ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:569-pg2306-part5:e1:o3:1 # text = Bake him in a pie 1 Bake bake VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 pie pie NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bake** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | in a pie | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient in pie=Instrument | ### Option 4 {#o4} Drown him in the creek ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:569-pg2306-part5:e1:o4:1 # text = Drown him in the creek 1 Drown drown VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 creek creek NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drown** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | the creek | | | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | **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. 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