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title: In what manner does the narrative conclude with respect to Brer Rabb… — Uncle Remus, The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox:… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner does the narrative conclude with respect to Brer Rabbit's escape from Miss Fox? Exam question 2 of lesson 588 «Uncle Remus, The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox to his death and escapes Miss Fox» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Exam question 2 · Uncle Remus, The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox: Brer Rabbit tricks B…

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In what manner does the narrative conclude with respect to Brer Rabbit's escape from Miss Fox?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrative, Brer Rabbit · **What happens:** do, conclude, escape · **To what, where:** manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 588 «Uncle Remus, The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox to his death and escapes Miss Fox» 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/588-pg2306-part24/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e2:1
# text = In what manner does the narrative conclude with respect to Brer Rabbit's escape from Miss Fox?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	conclude	conclude	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  |  |  | what manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **conclude** | present | the narrative |  |  |  |  | with respect to Brer Rabbit's escape from Miss Fox | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with respect=Subeventuality |
| 3 | **escape** |  | Brer Rabbit |  |  |  |  | from Miss Fox | nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent from=obl |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He leaps down from the grindstone and departs unhindered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e2:o1:1
# text = He leaps down from the grindstone and departs unhindered
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leaps	leap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	grindstone	grindstone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	departs	depart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	unhindered	unhinder	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leap down** | present | He |  |  | the grindstone |  | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from grindstone=Trajectory |
| 2 | **depart** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **unhinder** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He hops off the grindstone and runs away into the open woods

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e2:o2:1
# text = He hops off the grindstone and runs away into the open woods
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hops	hop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grindstone	grindstone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hop off** | present | He | the grindstone |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme grindstone=Trajectory |
| 2 | **run away** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the open woods *result*; away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into wood=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He jumps down and runs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e2:o3:1
# text = He jumps down and runs
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	jumps	jump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump down** | present | He |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He escapes by the door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e2:o4:1
# text = He escapes by the door
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	escapes	escape	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | present | He |  |  |  |  | by the door | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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