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title: To which location does the narrator refer when stating the extractio… — Uncle Remus, The Toothache, part 31: a… · tree and pragmatics
description: To which location does the narrator refer when stating the extraction of the tooth? Exam question 1 of lesson 595 «Uncle Remus, The Toothache, part 31: a galloping toothache, a talking box, and a stranger who mistakes him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 1 · Uncle Remus, The Toothache, part 31: a galloping toothache…

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To which location does the narrator refer when stating the extraction of the tooth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do, refer, state, extract · **To what, where:** narrator, extraction, tooth

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 595 «Uncle Remus, The Toothache, part 31: a galloping toothache, a talking box, and a stranger who mistakes him» 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/595-pg2306-part31/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:595-pg2306-part31:e1:1
# text = To which location does the narrator refer when stating the extraction of the tooth?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	location	location	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	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	refer	refer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	stating	state	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	extraction	extraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the narrator |  |  |  | to which location | tree rules |
| 2 | **refer** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | gerund |  | the extraction of the tooth |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent extraction=Topic |
| 4 | **extract** |  |  | the tooth |  |  |  |  | nom extraction «process 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The dentist's office, where tongs were applied

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:595-pg2306-part31:e1:o1:1
# text = The dentist's office, where tongs were applied
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	tongs	tong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | past · passive |  | tongs |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist's office in town, where a pair of tongs was applied to the tooth

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:595-pg2306-part31:e1:o2:1
# text = The dentist's office in town, where a pair of tongs was applied to the tooth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	tongs	tong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | past · passive |  | a pair of tongs |  |  |  | to the tooth | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The drug store, where a clerk was waiting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:595-pg2306-part31:e1:o3:1
# text = The drug store, where a clerk was waiting
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	drug	drug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past · progressive | a clerk |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitchen, where the wife was sitting by

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:595-pg2306-part31:e1:o4:1
# text = The kitchen, where the wife was sitting by
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit by** | past · progressive | the wife |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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