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title: Which of the following correctly records the warning that Brer Rabbi… — Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and the Well:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following correctly records the warning that Brer Rabbit delivered to Brer Fox at the close of the episode? Exam question 3 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
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# Exam question 3 · Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and the Well: Brer Fox falls down…

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Which of the following correctly records the warning that Brer Rabbit delivered to Brer Fox at the close of the episode?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Brer Rabbit · **What happens:** follow, record, deliver · **To what, where:** warning, Brer, close

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly records the warning that Brer Rabbit delivered to Brer Fox at the close of the episode?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	episode	episode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **record** | present |  | the warning |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Theme |
| 3 | **deliver** | past | Brer Rabbit | the warning *not said here* | Brer | the close of the episode |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent warning=Theme to brer=Destination |

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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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He declared that a man bearing a great gun would haul Fox up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e3:o1:1
# text = He declared that a man bearing a great gun would haul Fox up
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	haul	haul	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	Fox	fox	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | gerund | a man *not said here* | a great gun |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gun=Patient |
| 3 | **haul** | would | a man |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fox up** | infinitive | a man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He announced that a farmer with a sack would drag Fox out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e3:o2:1
# text = He announced that a farmer with a sack would drag Fox out
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	drag	drag	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
11	Fox	fox	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **drag** | would | a farmer with a sack |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fox out** | infinitive | a farmer with a sack *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He declared that a man bearing a great gun would haul Fox up and then fine him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e3:o3:1
# text = He declared that a man bearing a great gun would haul Fox up and then fine him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	haul	haul	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	Fox	fox	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | gerund | a man *not said here* | a great gun |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gun=Patient |
| 3 | **haul** | would | a man |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fox up** | infinitive | a man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gun will come

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:576-pg2306-part12:e3:o4:1
# text = A gun will come
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | future | a gun |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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