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# Exam question 4 · The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 12: Mowgli reache…

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Which of the following is the most accurate account of the reason the potter's donkey was rescued by Mowgli?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mowgli · **What happens:** follow, be, rescue · **To what, where:** donkey

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e4:1
# text = Which of the following is the most accurate account of the reason the potter's donkey was rescued by Mowgli?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	_
8	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	potter	potter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the accurate account; of the reason | tree rules |
| 3 | **rescue** | past · passive | Mowgli | the potter's donkey |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It slipped into the clay pit and Mowgli hauled it out by the tail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e4:o1:1
# text = It slipped into the clay pit and Mowgli hauled it out by the tail
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hauled	haul	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | past | It |  |  | the clay pit |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **haul out** | past | Mowgli | pit |  |  |  | by the tail | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It refused to carry the pots to Khanhiwara and was beaten by Mowgli

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e4:o2:1
# text = It refused to carry the pots to Khanhiwara and was beaten by Mowgli
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Khanhiwara	Khanhiwara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **carry** | to-infinitive |  | the pots | Khanhiwara |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pot=Theme to khanhiwara=Destination |
| 3 | **beat** | past · passive | Mowgli |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was stolen by village children and recovered by Mowgli

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e4:o3:1
# text = It was stolen by village children and recovered by Mowgli
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past · passive | village children | It |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |
| 2 | **recover** | participle | village children *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by Mowgli | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was sent by the priest to test Mowgli's strength

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:611-pg236-part12:e4:o4:1
# text = It was sent by the priest to test Mowgli's strength
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	Mowgli	Mowgli	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive | the priest | It |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **test** | to-infinitive | the priest *not said here* | Mowgli's strength |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Theme |

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