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title: Of what did the mark beneath Bagheera's chin testify concerning his… — Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 3… · tree and pragmatics
description: Of what did the mark beneath Bagheera's chin testify concerning his origin? Exam question 4 of lesson 602 «Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 3: Mowgli joins the Pack, grows up, and learns that Shere Khan is his enemy» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 3: Mowgli joins the P…

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Of what did the mark beneath Bagheera's chin testify concerning his origin?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** testify, concern · **To what, where:** origin

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 602 «Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 3: Mowgli joins the Pack, grows up, and learns that Shere Khan is his enemy» 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/602-pg236-part3/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:602-pg236-part3:e4:1
# text = Of what did the mark beneath Bagheera's chin testify concerning his origin?
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Bagheera	Bagheera	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	chin	chin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	testify	testify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **testify** *speech: other* | past · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund |  | Bagheera's origin |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus origin=Experiencer |

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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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that he was born in the wild and captured by hunters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:602-pg236-part3:e4:o1:1
# text = that he was born in the wild and captured by hunters
1	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	captured	capture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | he |  | the wild |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **capture** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by hunters | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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that he was born among men and once confined by a collar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:602-pg236-part3:e4:o2:1
# text = that he was born among men and once confined by a collar
1	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
9	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | among men | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **confine** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a collar; once *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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that he was born among men, was once confined by a collar, and later escaped from the palace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:602-pg236-part3:e4:o3:1
# text = that he was born among men, was once confined by a collar, and later escaped from the palace
1	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	10	advmod	_	_
10	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
17	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | among men | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **confine** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | by a collar; once *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **escape** | past |  |  |  | the palace |  | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from palace=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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that he was born among men and once confined by a collar of iron in the king's palace cage at Oodeypore

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:602-pg236-part3:e4:o4:1
# text = that he was born among men and once confined by a collar of iron in the king's palace cage at Oodeypore
1	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
9	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	cage	cage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Oodeypore	Oodeypore	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  | among men | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **confine** | participle |  |  |  | the king's palace cage at Oodeypore |  | by a collar of iron; once *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in cage=Destination |

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