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description: Which feeling at the end of the passage best indicates Kotick's longing for his former home? Exam question 4 of lesson 616 «The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 17: Sea Catch returns battered, Kotick is born white, and he grows up to fish at sea» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Exam question 4 · The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 17: Sea Catch return…

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Which feeling at the end of the passage best indicates Kotick's longing for his former home?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** feeling, Kotick · **What happens:** indicate, long · **To what, where:** longing

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 616 «The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 17: Sea Catch returns battered, Kotick is born white, and he grows up to fish at sea» 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/616-pg236-part17/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:616-pg236-part17:e4:1
# text = Which feeling at the end of the passage best indicates Kotick's longing for his former home?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
10	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	longing	longing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | which feeling at the end of the passage | Kotick's longing |  |  |  | for feeling's former home | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot longing=Topic |
| 2 | **long** |  | Kotick |  |  |  |  |  | nom longing «feeling 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 {#o1}

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A heavy, aching nostalgia for the cold sands of the place where he was born, and the bulls

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:616-pg236-part17:e4:o1:1
# text = A heavy, aching nostalgia for the cold sands of the place where he was born, and the bulls
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	aching	ache	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	nostalgia	nostalgia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sands	sand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	bulls	bull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ache** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **bear** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A deep and steady yearning for the wild, cold beach where all his old friends still fight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:616-pg236-part17:e4:o2:1
# text = A deep and steady yearning for the wild, cold beach where all his old friends still fight
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
2	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	yearning	yearn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
13	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	fight	fight	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yearn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for the wild | vn long-32.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for wild=Theme |
| 2 | **fight** | present | his old friends |  |  |  | still |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A bored longing for the fish and waves of the far southern sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:616-pg236-part17:e4:o3:1
# text = A bored longing for the fish and waves of the far southern sea
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	longing	longing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** |  |  | the far southern sea |  |  |  |  | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A languid restlessness recalling the firm beaches of Novastoshnah

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:616-pg236-part17:e4:o4:1
# text = A languid restlessness recalling the firm beaches of Novastoshnah
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	languid	languid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	restlessness	restlessness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	recalling	recall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beaches	beach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Novastoshnah	Novastoshnah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recall** | gerund | a languid restlessness *not said here* | the firm beaches of Novastoshnah |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Theme |

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