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title: Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Brer… — Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 2: Bre… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Brer Rabbit conducted himself upon arriving at Miss Meadows's residence? Exam question 1 of lesson 570 «Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 2: Brer Rabbit rides Brer Fox to Miss Meadows's and hitches him to the rack» of the books course of 
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# Exam question 1 · Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 2: Brer Rabbit rides Brer…

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Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Brer Rabbit conducted himself upon arriving at Miss Meadows's residence?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Brer · **What happens:** follow, describe, conduct, arrive · **To what, where:** manner, Brer, residence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 570 «Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 2: Brer Rabbit rides Brer Fox to Miss Meadows's and hitches him to the rack» 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/570-pg2306-part6/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Brer Rabbit conducted himself upon arriving at Miss Meadows's residence?
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	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
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	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
13	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	13	obj	_	_
15	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	arriving	arrive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Meadows	Meadows	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	residence	residence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **conduct** | past | Brer | Brer |  | the manner |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent himself=Theme in which=Destination |
| 4 | **arrive** | gerund | Brer *not said here* |  |  | Miss Meadows's residence |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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He dismounted with great composure and then conversed politely with all the ladies on the porch

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e1:o1:1
# text = He dismounted with great composure and then conversed politely with all the ladies on the porch
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismounted	dismount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	composure	composure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	conversed	converse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	porch	porch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismount** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with great composure | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **converse** *speech: other* | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then | with all ladies on the porch; politely *property* | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with lady=Co-Agent |

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

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He dismounted with composure and conversed with the ladies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e1:o2:1
# text = He dismounted with composure and conversed with the ladies
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismounted	dismount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	composure	composure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	conversed	converse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismount** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with composure | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **converse** *speech: other* | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the ladies | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with lady=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He dismounted calmly, strolled up to the porch, and spent the whole afternoon conversing with the ladies and the fox

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e1:o3:1
# text = He dismounted calmly, strolled up to the porch, and spent the whole afternoon conversing with the ladies and the fox
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismounted	dismount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	strolled	stroll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	porch	porch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	conversing	converse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismount** | past | He |  |  |  |  | calmly *property* | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stroll up** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  | the porch |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to porch=Destination |
| 3 | **spend** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **converse** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the ladies and the fox | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with lady=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He stayed mounted and lectured the ladies on manners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e1:o4:1
# text = He stayed mounted and lectured the ladies on manners
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mounted	mount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	lectured	lecture	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mount** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **lecture** *speech: other* | past | He *not said here* | the ladies |  | manners |  |  | tree rules |

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