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description: Which of the following is the closest equivalent in standard English to the word "hatter" as employed by the old man? Exam question 2 of lesson 589 «Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and the Little Boy, part 25: the old man refuses more tales, then offers a ride and a string of sayings and songs» of the book
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# Exam question 2 · Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and the Little Boy, part 25: the…

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Which of the following is the closest equivalent in standard English to the word "hatter" as employed by the old man?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, employ · **To what, where:** equivalent standard English, hatter

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 589 «Uncle Remus, Uncle Remus and the Little Boy, part 25: the old man refuses more tales, then offers a ride and a string of sayings and songs» 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/589-pg2306-part25/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:e2:1
# text = Which of the following is the closest equivalent in standard English to the word "hatter" as employed by the old man?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	closest	close	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
8	equivalent	equivalent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	standard	standard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	hatter	hatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **is** | present |  |  |  | equivalent standard English |  | to the word; close *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **employ** | participle |  | hatter *not said here* |  |  |  | by the old man | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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Find himself compelled to do

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:e2:o1:1
# text = Find himself compelled to do
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	compelled	compel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | himself *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent himself=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 2 | **compel** | participle | himself *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | himself *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hate to

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:e2:o2:1
# text = Hate to
1	Hate	hate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	1	xcomp	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Have to

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:e2:o3:1
# text = Have to
1	Have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	1	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Be obliged to do so

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:589-pg2306-part25:e2:o4:1
# text = Be obliged to do so
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: clause=Result |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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