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title: By what means did Rann come to know the route of the captors? — The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did Rann come to know the route of the captors? Exam question 3 of lesson 606 «The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 7: the monkeys snatch Mowgli and swing off with him through the treetops» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 3 · The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 7: the monkeys sn…

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By what means did Rann come to know the route of the captors?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rann · **What happens:** mean, come, know · **To what, where:** route

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 606 «The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 7: the monkeys snatch Mowgli and swing off with him through the treetops» 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/606-pg236-part7/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:606-pg236-part7:e3:1
# text = By what means did Rann come to know the route of the captors?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Rann	Rann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	route	route	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	captors	captor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | past · do-support | Rann |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **know** | to-infinitive | Rann *not said here* | the route of the captors |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer route=Stimulus |

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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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By keeping watch from the sky and following the trail through the trees below

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:606-pg236-part7:e3:o1:1
# text = By keeping watch from the sky and following the trail through the trees below
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
14	below	below	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | watch |  | the sky |  |  | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer watch=Beneficiary from sky=Eventuality |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  | the trail |  | the trees |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent trail=Theme through tree=Trajectory |

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

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By keeping watch and following the trail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:606-pg236-part7:e3:o2:1
# text = By keeping watch and following the trail
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | watch |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watch=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  | the trail |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trail=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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From the sky he saw their branches move

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:606-pg236-part7:e3:o3:1
# text = From the sky he saw their branches move
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | he | their branches |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer branch=Stimulus |
| 2 | **move** | present |  |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from sky=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By keeping watch and following the trail of the monkeys all the way to their camp

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:606-pg236-part7:e3:o4:1
# text = By keeping watch and following the trail of the monkeys all the way to their camp
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	13	det:predet	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | watch |  |  |  | to monkeys's camp; all way *obl:unmarked* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watch=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  | the trail of the monkeys |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trail=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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