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title: According to the passage, what is the stated purpose of the Master W… — The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 6… · tree and pragmatics
description: According to the passage, what is the stated purpose of the Master Words? Exam question 2 of lesson 605 «The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 6: Baloo teaches Mowgli the Master Words, and Mowgli boasts of a monkey tribe» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 2 · The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 6: Baloo teaches Mowg…

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According to the passage, what is the stated purpose of the Master Words?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** passage · **What happens:** accord, state, be · **To what, where:** stated purpose

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 605 «The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 6: Baloo teaches Mowgli the Master Words, and Mowgli boasts of a monkey tribe» 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/605-pg236-part6/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e2:1
# text = According to the passage, what is the stated purpose of the Master Words?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	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 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the passage and the stated purpose | the stated purpose |  |  |  | of the Master Words | tree rules |

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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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To make Mowgli wise in every hunt and fight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e2:o1:1
# text = To make Mowgli wise in every hunt and fight
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	flat	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | Mowgli |  | every hunt and fight |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mowgli=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To shield Mowgli from the wild jungle beasts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e2:o2:1
# text = To shield Mowgli from the wild jungle beasts
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shield	shield	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shield** | to-infinitive |  | Mowgli |  | the wild jungle beasts |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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To protect Mowgli from creatures of the jungle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e2:o3:1
# text = To protect Mowgli from creatures of the jungle
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	protect	protect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  |  | Mowgli |  |  | from creatures of the jungle | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent mowgli=Beneficiary from creature=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To give Mowgli power over every creature that moves in the jungle and the trees

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e2:o4:1
# text = To give Mowgli power over every creature that moves in the jungle and the trees
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | Mowgli power |  | every creature |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | present | every creature |  |  | the jungle and the trees |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in jungle=Trajectory |

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