--- title: Which condition did Uncle Remus describe as following his consumptio… — Uncle Remus, The Florida Watermelon, p… · tree and pragmatics description: Which condition did Uncle Remus describe as following his consumption of the watermelon? Exam question 2 of lesson 598 «Uncle Remus, The Florida Watermelon, part 34: Remus warns a boy, tells of a stomach ache, and grumbles about schooling» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depen --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/598-pg2306-part34/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Uncle Remus, The Florida Watermelon, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/598-pg2306-part34/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Uncle Remus, The Florida Watermelon, part 34: Remus warns… Which condition did Uncle Remus describe as following his consumption of the watermelon? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Uncle · **What happens:** describe, follow, consume · **To what, where:** condition, consumption, watermelon This is exam question 2 of lesson 598 «Uncle Remus, The Florida Watermelon, part 34: Remus warns a boy, tells of a stomach ache, and grumbles about schooling» 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/598-pg2306-part34/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:598-pg2306-part34:e2:1 # text = Which condition did Uncle Remus describe as following his consumption of the watermelon? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 Uncle Uncle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 Remus Remus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 flat _ _ 6 describe describe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 as as SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 8 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 consumption consumption NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 watermelon watermelon NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | past · do-support | Uncle | which condition | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | Uncle *not said here* | Uncle's consumption of the watermelon | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consumption=Theme | | 3 | **consume** | | Uncle | the watermelon | | | | | nom consumption «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient | 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} Hunger ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:598-pg2306-part34:e2:o1:1 # text = Hunger 1 Hunger hunger NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} Sickness ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:598-pg2306-part34:e2:o2:1 # text = Sickness 1 Sickness sickness NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} A feeling of great thirst ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:598-pg2306-part34:e2:o3:1 # text = A feeling of great thirst 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 feeling feeling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 thirst thirst NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} A state of squeamishness ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:598-pg2306-part34:e2:o4:1 # text = A state of squeamishness 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 state state NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 squeamishness squeamishness NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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