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title: Explain the meaning of the term "holluschickie" as employed in the p… — Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 18:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the meaning of the term "holluschickie" as employed in the passage, and identify the group of seals to which it refers. Exam question 4 of lesson 617 «Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 18: Kotick sees men club a herd of young seals and asks where seals can go to be safe» of the books course 
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# Exam question 4 · Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 18: Kotick sees men club…

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Explain the meaning of the term "holluschickie" as employed in the passage, and identify the group of seals to which it refers.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, group · **What happens:** explain, employ, identify, refer, mean · **To what, where:** meaning, passage, group, term

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 617 «Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 18: Kotick sees men club a herd of young seals and asks where seals can go to be safe» 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/617-pg236-part18/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:617-pg236-part18:e4:1
# text = Explain the meaning of the term "holluschickie" as employed in the passage, and identify the group of seals to which it refers.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	holluschickie	holluschickie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	25	obl	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	refers	refer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning of the term |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic |
| 2 | **employ** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **identify** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the group of seals |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent group=Theme |
| 4 | **refer** | present | group |  |  |  |  | to seals | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to which=Co-Theme |
| 5 | **mean** |  |  | the term |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Young male seals not yet mated, referred to as bachelors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:617-pg236-part18:e4:o1:1
# text = Young male seals not yet mated, referred to as bachelors
1	Young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	mated	mate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	referred	refer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	bachelors	bachelor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mate** | participle |  | Young male seals *not said here* |  |  | yet |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **refer** | participle |  | Young male seals *not said here* |  |  |  | as bachelors | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Young female seals waiting for their first mate to come

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:617-pg236-part18:e4:o2:1
# text = Young female seals waiting for their first mate to come
1	Young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund | Young female seals *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for seals's first mate | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | to-infinitive | Young female seals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Pups of any sex who were born in the spring and are being driven to the killing-pens by the men of the islands

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:617-pg236-part18:e4:o3:1
# text = Pups of any sex who were born in the spring and are being driven to the killing-pens by the men of the islands
1	Pups	pup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	killing	killing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | any sex |  |  | spring |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **drive** | present · passive | the men of the islands | Pups of any sex |  | the killing pens |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to pen=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Young male seals who have never swum far from the rookery and are still too weak to fight the older bulls for mates

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:617-pg236-part18:e4:o4:1
# text = Young male seals who have never swum far from the rookery and are still too weak to fight the older bulls for mates
1	Young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	swum	swim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rookery	rookery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	too	too	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	amod	_	_
21	bulls	bull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **swim** | present · perfect · passive |  | Young male seals |  | the rookery |  | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | still | weak *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fight** | to-infinitive |  | the older bulls |  |  |  | for mates | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bull=Co-Agent |

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