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title: Describe the manner in which the rope of Kala Nag was severed. — The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the manner in which the rope of Kala Nag was severed. Exam question 3 of lesson 626 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Petersen Sahib praises Little Toomai, and Kala Nag breaks loose at night» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 3 · The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Peterse…

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Describe the manner in which the rope of Kala Nag was severed.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe, sever · **To what, where:** manner, rope

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 626 «The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Petersen Sahib praises Little Toomai, and Kala Nag breaks loose at night» 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/626-pg236-part27/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e3:1
# text = Describe the manner in which the rope of Kala Nag was severed.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Kala	Kala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	Nag	Nag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	severed	sever	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **sever** | past · passive |  | the rope of Kala |  | the manner |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: 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 {#o1}

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The grass loop broke with a loud crack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e3:o1:1
# text = The grass loop broke with a loud crack
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	loop	loop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	crack	crack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | the grass loop |  |  |  |  | with a loud crack | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with crack=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The chain was pulled free with a jerk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e3:o2:1
# text = The chain was pulled free with a jerk
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jerk	jerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past · passive |  | the chain |  |  |  | with a jerk; free *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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The coir string snapped with a small tang

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e3:o3:1
# text = The coir string snapped with a small tang
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coir	coir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	snapped	snap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tang	tang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | participle |  | the coir string *not said here* |  |  |  | with a small tang | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with tang=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coir string snapped with a small tang as Kala Nag pulled hard against the picket

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e3:o4:1
# text = The coir string snapped with a small tang as Kala Nag pulled hard against the picket
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coir	coir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	snapped	snap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tang	tang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Kala	Kala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	Nag	Nag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	picket	picket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | participle |  | the coir string *not said here* |  |  |  | with a small tang as Kala | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with tang=Theme |
| 2 | **pull** | past | the coir string |  |  |  |  | against the picket; hard *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent against picket=Theme |

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