--- title: Which of the following reasons is given by the narrator for the flig… — Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit, Rabbit Su… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following reasons is given by the narrator for the flight of Brer Possum from the contest? Exam question 4 of lesson 585 «Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit, Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a Dust: Fox is tied up and beaten, Rabbit wins a wife» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/585-pg2306-part21/e4/) [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 and Brer Rabbit, Rabbit Su…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/585-pg2306-part21/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit, Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a… Which of the following reasons is given by the narrator for the flight of Brer Possum from the contest? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** follow, give · **To what, where:** contest This is exam question 4 of lesson 585 «Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit, Rabbit Succeeded in Raising a Dust: Fox is tied up and beaten, Rabbit wins a wife» 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/585-pg2306-part21/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:585-pg2306-part21:e4:1 # text = Which of the following reasons is given by the narrator for the flight of Brer Possum from the contest? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 obj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 reasons reason NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 narrator narrator NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 flight flight NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Brer Brer PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 16 Possum Possum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 flat _ _ 17 from from ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 contest contest NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 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 | **give** | present · passive | the narrator | | | the contest | | of the following reasons; for the flight of Brer | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent which=Theme for flight=Asset | 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} He was tired ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:585-pg2306-part21:e4:o1:1 # text = He was tired 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 tired tired ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | tired *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He was sick ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:585-pg2306-part21:e4:o2:1 # text = He was sick 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 sick sick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | sick *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} He said his feet were hurting badly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:585-pg2306-part21:e4:o3:1 # text = He said his feet were hurting badly 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 hurting hurt VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 7 badly badly ADV RB Degree=Pos 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **hurt** | past · progressive | his feet | | | | | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He claimed to have a crick in his neck ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:585-pg2306-part21:e4:o4:1 # text = He claimed to have a crick in his neck 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 claimed claim VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 crick crick NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | He | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **have** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a crick | | his neck | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crick=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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