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title: With reference to the passage, to what phenomenon does the narrator… — Uncle Remus, A Plantation Witch, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: With reference to the passage, to what phenomenon does the narrator attribute the tangled knots in the horse's mane? Exam question 1 of lesson 586 «Uncle Remus, A Plantation Witch, part 1: the boy hears of witch-stirrups and a witch who loses his skin» of the books course of Mova's primary school, w
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# Exam question 1 · Uncle Remus, A Plantation Witch, part 1: the boy hears of…

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With reference to the passage, to what phenomenon does the narrator attribute the tangled knots in the horse's mane?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** attribute, tangle · **To what, where:** passage, mane

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 586 «Uncle Remus, A Plantation Witch, part 1: the boy hears of witch-stirrups and a witch who loses his skin» 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/586-pg2306-part22/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:586-pg2306-part22:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, to what phenomenon does the narrator attribute the tangled knots in the horse's mane?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	obj	_	_
9	phenomenon	phenomenon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	attribute	attribute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	tangled	tangle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	knots	knot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	mane	mane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | present · do-support | the narrator | the passage |  | the horse's mane |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tangle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Witch-stirrups left by the cunjun man who rides the horse down the lane each night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:586-pg2306-part22:e1:o1:1
# text = Witch-stirrups left by the cunjun man who rides the horse down the lane each night
1	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	stirrups	stirrup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cunjun	cunjun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	rides	ride	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lane	lane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | Witch stirrups *not said here* |  |  |  | by the cunjun man | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by man=Location |
| 2 | **ride** | present | the cunjun man | the horse |  | the lane | night |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent horse=Theme down lane=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Witch-stirrups produced by nocturnal riding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:586-pg2306-part22:e1:o2:1
# text = Witch-stirrups produced by nocturnal riding
1	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	stirrups	stirrup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	nocturnal	nocturnal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	riding	riding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | participle |  | Witch stirrups *not said here* |  |  |  | by nocturnal riding | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Knots left by a nighttime storm of wind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:586-pg2306-part22:e1:o3:1
# text = Knots left by a nighttime storm of wind
1	Knots	knot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nighttime	nighttime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | Knots *not said here* |  |  |  | by a nighttime storm of wind | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by storm=Location |
| 2 | **storm** |  | wind |  |  |  |  |  | nom storm «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Snarls made by a horse rubbing on fence wire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:586-pg2306-part22:e1:o4:1
# text = Snarls made by a horse rubbing on fence wire
1	Snarls	snarl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:agent	_	_
6	rubbing	rub	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | Snarls *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **rub** | gerund | a horse *not said here* |  |  | fence wire |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on wire=Destination |

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