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description: In what manner did Brer Rabbit ultimately terminate the pursuit of Miss Cow along the highway? Exam question 3 of lesson 572 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Miss Cow, part 8: Brer Rabbit tricks Miss Cow into a tree, then Brer Terrapin goes calling» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 3 · Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Miss Cow, part 8: Brer Rabbit…

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In what manner did Brer Rabbit ultimately terminate the pursuit of Miss Cow along the highway?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Brer · **What happens:** do, terminate, pursue · **To what, where:** manner, pursuit, Miss Cow

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 572 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Miss Cow, part 8: Brer Rabbit tricks Miss Cow into a tree, then Brer Terrapin goes calling» 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/572-pg2306-part8/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:e3:1
# text = In what manner did Brer Rabbit ultimately terminate the pursuit of Miss Cow along the highway?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	terminate	terminate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pursuit	pursuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	along	along	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	highway	highway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | what manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **terminate** | present | Brer | the pursuit of Miss Cow |  |  |  | along the highway; ultimately *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pursuit=Theme |
| 3 | **pursue** |  |  | Miss Cow |  |  |  |  | nom pursuit «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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by concealing himself within a briar-patch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:e3:o1:1
# text = by concealing himself within a briar-patch
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	briar	briar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | within a briar patch | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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by concealing himself within a thick briar-patch beside the creek where no one could find him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:e3:o2:1
# text = by concealing himself within a thick briar-patch beside the creek where no one could find him
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	briar	briar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	creek	creek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl:relcl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | within a thick briar patch beside the creek | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | could | no one | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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by running into the forest and hiding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:e3:o3:1
# text = by running into the forest and hiding
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hiding	hiding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | into the forest and hiding *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into forest=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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by concealing himself within a briar-patch and then laughing so loudly that the whole field heard him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:e3:o4:1
# text = by concealing himself within a briar-patch and then laughing so loudly that the whole field heard him
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	briar	briar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | within a briar patch | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 2 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | loudly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hear** | past | the whole field | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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