--- title: In what manner did Brer Fox come to be immersed in the pond? — Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf… · tree and pragmatics description: In what manner did Brer Fox come to be immersed in the pond? Exam question 2 of lesson 575 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf, part 11: Rabbit scalds Brer Wolf with hot water» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/575-pg2306-part11/e2/) [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, Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/575-pg2306-part11/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf, part 11: Rabbit sc… In what manner did Brer Fox come to be immersed in the pond? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Brer · **What happens:** come, immerse · **To what, where:** manner, pond This is exam question 2 of lesson 575 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf, part 11: Rabbit scalds Brer Wolf with hot water» 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/575-pg2306-part11/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:575-pg2306-part11:e2:1 # text = In what manner did Brer Fox come to be immersed in the pond? 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 what what DET WDT PronType=Int 3 det _ _ 3 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 5 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 Fox Fox PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 flat _ _ 7 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 immersed immerse VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 advcl _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 pond pond NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past · do-support | Brer | | | what manner | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in manner=Location | | 2 | **immerse** | to-infinitive · passive | Brer *not said here* | | | the pond | | | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in pond=Destination | 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} By reaching out to shake hands with a reflection in the still water ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:575-pg2306-part11:e2:o1:1 # text = By reaching out to shake hands with a reflection in the still water 1 By by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 reaching reach VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 nsubj _ _ 3 out out ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 shake shake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 reflection reflection NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 still still ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reach out** | gerund | | | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **shake** | to-infinitive | | hands | | the water | | with a reflection | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent hand=Theme in water=Trajectory | ### Option 2 {#o2} By bending down to drink from the creek ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:575-pg2306-part11:e2:o2:1 # text = By bending down to drink from the creek 1 By by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 bending bend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 down down ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 drink drink VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 creek creek NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bend down** | gerund | | | | | | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **drink** | to-infinitive | | | | the creek | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from creek=Source | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} By reaching out to shake hands with a reflection ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:575-pg2306-part11:e2:o3:1 # text = By reaching out to shake hands with a reflection 1 By by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 reaching reach VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 out out ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 shake shake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 reflection reflection NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reach out** | gerund | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **shake** | to-infinitive | | hands | | | | with a reflection | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with reflection=Co-Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} By stepping onto a rotten log in the rain ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:575-pg2306-part11:e2:o4:1 # text = By stepping onto a rotten log in the rain 1 By by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 stepping step VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 onto onto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 rotten rotten ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 log log NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **step** | gerund | | | | a rotten log | | in the rain | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto log=Trajectory | **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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