--- title: Which of the following was the means by which Brer Bear was relieved… — Uncle Remus, Possum Has No Hair on His… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following was the means by which Brer Bear was relieved of choking? Exam question 3 of lesson 583 «Uncle Remus, Possum Has No Hair on His Tail: Brer Possum loses his tail hair while stealing Brer Bear's persimmons.» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/583-pg2306-part19/e3/) [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, Possum Has No Hair on His…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/583-pg2306-part19/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Uncle Remus, Possum Has No Hair on His Tail: Brer Possum l… Which of the following was the means by which Brer Bear was relieved of choking? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the, Brer · **What happens:** follow, be, choke · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 of lesson 583 «Uncle Remus, Possum Has No Hair on His Tail: Brer Possum loses his tail hair while stealing Brer Bear's persimmons.» 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/583-pg2306-part19/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:583-pg2306-part19:e3:1 # text = Which of the following was the means by which Brer Bear was relieved of choking? 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 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 nsubj _ _ 7 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 obl _ _ 10 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 11 Bear Bear PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 flat _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 relieved relieved ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 ccomp _ _ 14 of of SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 15 choking choke VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **is** | past | the | | | | | mean *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | past | Brer | | | | | relieved *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **choke** | gerund | Brer *not said here* | | | | | | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} a gourd of water ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:583-pg2306-part19:e3:o1:1 # text = a gourd of water 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 gourd gourd NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} a cool drink ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:583-pg2306-part19:e3:o2:1 # text = a cool drink 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 cool cool ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 drink drink NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} a jug of cider ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:583-pg2306-part19:e3:o3:1 # text = a jug of cider 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 jug jug NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 cider cider NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} a sip of sweet tea ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:583-pg2306-part19:e3:o4:1 # text = a sip of sweet tea 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sip sip NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 tea tea NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sip** | | | sweet tea | | | | | nom sip «act transitive»: of=patient | **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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