--- title: Which phrase best describes the status of the Bandar-log as presente… — The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 6… · tree and pragmatics description: Which phrase best describes the status of the Bandar-log as presented by Baloo? Exam question 3 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 an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/605-pg236-part6/e3/) [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/) / [The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 6…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/605-pg236-part6/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 6: Baloo teaches Mowg… Which phrase best describes the status of the Bandar-log as presented by Baloo? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** phrase · **What happens:** describe, present · **To what, where:** status This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e3:1 # text = Which phrase best describes the status of the Bandar-log as presented by Baloo? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 phrase phrase NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 describes describe 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 status status NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 Bandar Bandar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 log log NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 12 as as SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 13 presented present VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ 14 by by ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Baloo Baloo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | which phrase | the status of the Bandar log | | | | well *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent status=Theme | | 2 | **present** | participle | which phrase *not said here* | | | | | by Baloo | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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} Outcasts who possess no law ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e3:o1:1 # text = Outcasts who possess no law 1 Outcasts outcast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 2 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 3 possess possess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 4 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | present | Outcasts | no law | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot law=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Wild apes who sing and mock and possess no proper law ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e3:o2:1 # text = Wild apes who sing and mock and possess no proper law 1 Wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 apes ape NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 sing sing VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 mock mock VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 possess possess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 9 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 11 det _ _ 10 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | Wild apes | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | | 2 | **mock** | present | Wild apes *not said here* | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **possess** | present | Wild apes *not said here* | no proper law | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot law=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Clever hunters of the trees ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e3:o3:1 # text = Clever hunters of the trees 1 Clever clever ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 hunters hunter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Outcasts who live in the trees and possess no law at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:605-pg236-part6:e3:o4:1 # text = Outcasts who live in the trees and possess no law at all 1 Outcasts outcast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 2 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 3 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 8 possess possess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 10 det _ _ 10 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** | present | Outcasts | | | the trees | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location | | 2 | **possess** | present | Outcasts | no law | | all | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot law=Theme | **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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