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description: Which character is responsible for the discovery of the concealed Brer Fox within the cow? Exam question 3 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 and pr
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# Exam question 3 · Uncle Remus, The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox: Brer Rabbit tricks B…

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Which character is responsible for the discovery of the concealed Brer Fox within the cow?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** character · **What happens:** be, conceal, discover · **To what, where:** concealed Brer Fox

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e3:1
# text = Which character is responsible for the discovery of the concealed Brer Fox within the cow?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
11	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
13	within	within	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which character |  |  |  |  | for the discovery of the concealed Brer Fox; within the cow; responsible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **conceal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **discover** |  |  | the concealed Brer Fox |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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Tobe, who sees his daddy's head in the pot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e3:o1:1
# text = Tobe, who sees his daddy's head in the pot
1	Tobe	Tobe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	daddy	daddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Tobe | Tobe's daddy's head |  | the pot |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer head=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The owner of the cow, who opens the carcass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e3:o2:1
# text = The owner of the cow, who opens the carcass
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	carcass	carcass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the owner of the cow | the carcass |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location carcass=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The dogs, who sniff out the hidden fox inside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e3:o3:1
# text = The dogs, who sniff out the hidden fox inside
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sniff	sniff	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sniff out** | present | the dogs | the hidden fox |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fox=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The owner of the cow, who later opens the carcass to find the fox hiding inside it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:588-pg2306-part24:e3:o4:1
# text = The owner of the cow, who later opens the carcass to find the fox hiding inside it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	carcass	carcass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the owner of the cow | the carcass |  |  |  | late *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location carcass=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | the owner of the cow *not said here* | the fox |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fox=Topic |
| 3 | **hide** | gerund | the fox *not said here* |  |  | owner |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent inside it=Location |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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