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title: In what manner did Brer Rabbit come to be ensnared in the trap set b… — Uncle Remus, Brer Bear's Swelled Head:… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did Brer Rabbit come to be ensnared in the trap set by Mr. Man? Exam question 3 of lesson 584 «Uncle Remus, Brer Bear's Swelled Head: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Bear into a bee-tree, then Brer Rabbit is caught in Mr. Man's trap» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe
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# Exam question 3 · Uncle Remus, Brer Bear's Swelled Head: Brer Rabbit tricks…

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In what manner did Brer Rabbit come to be ensnared in the trap set by Mr. Man?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Brer · **What happens:** come, ensnare, set · **To what, where:** manner, trap

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 584 «Uncle Remus, Brer Bear's Swelled Head: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Bear into a bee-tree, then Brer Rabbit is caught in Mr. Man's trap» 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/584-pg2306-part20/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:584-pg2306-part20:e3:1
# text = In what manner did Brer Rabbit come to be ensnared in the trap set by Mr. Man?
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	Rabbit	Rabbit	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	ensnared	ensnare	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	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:desc	_	_
17	Man	Man	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **ensnare** | to-infinitive · passive | Brer *not said here* |  |  | the trap |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **set** | participle |  | the trap *not said here* |  |  |  | by Man  Mr. | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by man=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 {#o1}

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He took the greens by stealth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:584-pg2306-part20:e3:o1:1
# text = He took the greens by stealth
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	greens	green	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	stealth	stealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | the greens |  |  |  | by stealth | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent green=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He stole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:584-pg2306-part20:e3:o2:1
# text = He stole
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He nibbled Mr. Man's cabbage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:584-pg2306-part20:e3:o3:1
# text = He nibbled Mr. Man's cabbage
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nibbled	nibble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:desc	_	_
4	Man	Man	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nibble** | past | He | Man  Mr.'s cabbage |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cabbage=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He consumed the greens unlawfully

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:584-pg2306-part20:e3:o4:1
# text = He consumed the greens unlawfully
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consumed	consume	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	greens	green	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	unlawfully	unlawfully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past | He | the greens |  |  |  | unlawfully *property* | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent green=Asset |

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