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title: Which statement most accurately identifies the animal whose limp was… — The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement most accurately identifies the animal whose limp was disputed by the speakers at the village club? Exam question 1 of lesson 612 «The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 13: Mowgli herds the buffaloes and hears that Shere Khan is back» of the books course of Mova's primary school, w
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# Exam question 1 · The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 13: Mowgli herds…

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Which statement most accurately identifies the animal whose limp was disputed by the speakers at the village club?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, speakers · **What happens:** identify, dispute · **To what, where:** animal, village club

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 612 «The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 13: Mowgli herds the buffaloes and hears that Shere Khan is back» 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/612-pg236-part13/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:612-pg236-part13:e1:1
# text = Which statement most accurately identifies the animal whose limp was disputed by the speakers at the village club?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	limp	limp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	disputed	dispute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	speakers	speaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **dispute** | past · passive | the speakers | the animal |  | the village club |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The jackal, whose left paw was torn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:612-pg236-part13:e1:o1:1
# text = The jackal, whose left paw was torn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jackal	jackal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	paw	paw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tear** | past · passive |  | the jackal and the jackal and the jackal's left paw's left paw |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The buffalo bull, whose hooves were uneven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:612-pg236-part13:e1:o2:1
# text = The buffalo bull, whose hooves were uneven
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hooves	hoove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the buffalo bull and the buffalo bull and the buffalo bull's hooves's hooves |  |  |  |  | uneven *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The buffalo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:612-pg236-part13:e1:o3:1
# text = The buffalo
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The tiger, whose pad tracks were unequal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:612-pg236-part13:e1:o4:1
# text = The tiger, whose pad tracks were unequal
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pad	pad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	unequal	unequal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | tiger unequal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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