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title: Indicate the reason for which the plains drivers were advised to exe… — The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephan… · tree and pragmatics
description: Indicate the reason for which the plains drivers were advised to exercise particular caution during the night. Exam question 4 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 pri
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# Exam question 4 · The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Peterse…

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Indicate the reason for which the plains drivers were advised to exercise particular caution during the night.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, plains drivers · **What happens:** indicate, advise, exercise · **To what, where:** reason, plains drivers, particular caution

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e4:1
# text = Indicate the reason for which the plains drivers were advised to exercise particular caution during the night.
1	Indicate	indicate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plains	plain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	advised	advise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	exercise	exercise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	caution	caution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	during	during	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot reason=Topic |
| 2 | **advise** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | plains drivers |  |  |  | for the reason | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **exercise** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | plains drivers *not said here* | particular caution |  |  | night |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caution=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Because the wild herd had been heard hooting far away and might come right up to the tents at dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e4:o1:1
# text = Because the wild herd had been heard hooting far away and might come right up to the tents at dawn
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	hooting	hoot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
14	right	right	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tents	tent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wild herd |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hoot** | gerund | the wild herd *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | might |  |  |  | the tents | dawn | right *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme up tent=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Because wild elephants were said to be near the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e4:o2:1
# text = Because wild elephants were said to be near the river
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | wild elephants |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the river |  |  | tree rules |

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

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Because wild elephants were expected to approach the camp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e4:o3:1
# text = Because wild elephants were expected to approach the camp
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	approach	approach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | past · passive |  | wild elephants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **approach** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | wild elephants *not said here* | the camp |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camp=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Because wild elephants were expected to approach the camp and break the picket lines

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:626-pg236-part27:e4:o4:1
# text = Because wild elephants were expected to approach the camp and break the picket lines
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	approach	approach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	picket	picket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | past · passive |  | wild elephants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **approach** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | wild elephants *not said here* | the camp |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camp=Theme |
| 3 | **break** | infinitive | wild elephants *not said here* | the picket lines |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer line=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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