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title: Which of the following accurately identifies the stated reason for B… — Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and the Well:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately identifies the stated reason for Brer Fox's descent into the well? Exam question 2 of lesson 576 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and the Well: Brer Fox falls down the well, and the butter goes missing» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 2 · Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and the Well: Brer Fox falls down…

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Which of the following accurately identifies the stated reason for Brer Fox's descent into the well?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Brer Fox · **What happens:** follow, identify, state, descend · **To what, where:** stated reason, well

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 576 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and the Well: Brer Fox falls down the well, and the butter goes missing» 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/576-pg2306-part12/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately identifies the stated reason for Brer Fox's descent into the well?
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	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	descent	descent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 | **identify** | present |  | the stated reason |  | the well |  | for Brer Fox's descent; accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **descend** |  | Brer Fox |  |  |  |  |  | nom descent «event intransitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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He was scared by Brer Rabbit's loud shouting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e2:o1:1
# text = He was scared by Brer Rabbit's loud shouting
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shouting	shouting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by Brer Rabbit's loud shouting; scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout** |  | Brer Rabbit |  |  |  |  |  | nom shouting «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He was persuaded by Brer Rabbit's account of abundant fish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e2:o2:1
# text = He was persuaded by Brer Rabbit's account of abundant fish
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	abundant	abundant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | past · passive | Brer Rabbit's account of abundant fish | He |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **account** |  | Brer Rabbit | abundant fish |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was lured by a sack full of money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e2:o3:1
# text = He was lured by a sack full of money
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lured	lure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lure** | past · passive | a sack | He |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Rabbit made him go

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e2:o4:1
# text = Rabbit made him go
1	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Rabbit | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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