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description: Which of the following accurately records the sequence of Mowgli's acquisition of human custom during the three months following his arrival? Exam question 3 of lesson 611 «The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 12: Mowgli reaches a village and is taken in as a lost son» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 3 · The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 12: Mowgli reache…

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Which of the following accurately records the sequence of Mowgli's acquisition of human custom during the three months following his arrival?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** three months, Mowgli · **What happens:** follow, record, acquire, arrive · **To what, where:** sequence, arrival, human custom

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 611 «The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 12: Mowgli reaches a village and is taken in as a lost son» 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/611-pg236-part12/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e3:1
# text = Which of the following accurately records the sequence of Mowgli's acquisition of human custom during the three months following his arrival?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	during	during	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
20	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **record** | present |  | the sequence of Mowgli's acquisition of human custom |  |  | month | accurately *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund | the three months *not said here* | Mowgli's arrival |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrival=Theme |
| 4 | **acquire** |  | Mowgli | human custom |  |  |  |  | nom acquisition «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
| 5 | **arrive** |  | Mowgli |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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Clothing, then agricultural practice, then monetary usage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e3:o1:1
# text = Clothing, then agricultural practice, then monetary usage
1	Clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
4	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	monetary	monetary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Agricultural practice, then clothing, then monetary usage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e3:o2:1
# text = Agricultural practice, then clothing, then monetary usage
1	Agricultural	agricultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	clothing	clothe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	monetary	monetary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clothing, then monetary usage, then agricultural practice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e3:o3:1
# text = Clothing, then monetary usage, then agricultural practice
1	Clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
4	monetary	monetary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Monetary usage, then agricultural practice, then clothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e3:o4:1
# text = Monetary usage, then agricultural practice, then clothing
1	Monetary	monetary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
5	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	clothing	clothe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clothe** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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