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title: What statement regarding the saddle and bridle demanded by Brer Rabb… — Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 2: Bre… · tree and pragmatics
description: What statement regarding the saddle and bridle demanded by Brer Rabbit is correct according to the narrative? Exam question 2 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, with
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# Exam question 2 · Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 2: Brer Rabbit rides Brer…

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What statement regarding the saddle and bridle demanded by Brer Rabbit is correct according to the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** statement · **What happens:** statement, regard, demand, be, accord · **To what, where:** saddle

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e2:1
# text = What statement regarding the saddle and bridle demanded by Brer Rabbit is correct according to the narrative?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	saddle	saddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bridle	bridle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	demanded	demand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
14	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	case	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **statement** |  |  |  |  |  |  | regard the saddle and bridle | tree rules |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **demand** *speech: request* | participle |  | the saddle and bridle *not said here* |  |  |  | by Brer Rabbit | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | statement |  |  |  |  | accord the narrative; correct *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Brer Fox procured both articles at his own expense

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e2:o1:1
# text = Brer Fox procured both articles at his own expense
1	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	procured	procure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	expense	expense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **procure** | past | Brer | both articles |  | Brer's own expense |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent article=Theme at expense=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The saddle and bridle were procured by Brer Fox at his own expense in the nearby town

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e2:o2:1
# text = The saddle and bridle were procured by Brer Fox at his own expense in the nearby town
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	saddle	saddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	bridle	bridle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	procured	procure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	_
9	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	expense	expense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **procure** | past · passive | Brer | the saddle and bridle |  | Brer's own expense in the nearby town |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent subject=Theme at expense=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Brer Fox owned neither the saddle nor the bridle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e2:o3:1
# text = Brer Fox owned neither the saddle nor the bridle
1	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	owned	own	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	6	cc:preconj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	saddle	saddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bridle	bridle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | past | Brer | the saddle nor the bridle |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot saddle=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Brer Fox was asked to procure both articles, and he did so at his own expense and trouble

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:570-pg2306-part6:e2:o4:1
# text = Brer Fox was asked to procure both articles, and he did so at his own expense and trouble
1	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	procure	procure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	expense	expense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · passive |  | Brer |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **procure** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Brer *not said here* | both articles |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent article=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | past | Brer |  |  | Brer's own expense and trouble |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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