Test 1 · ★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…

Ava says: "So the camel's hump is a big water tank, that's why he don't get thirsty." Put her right.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ava, hump, that, you · What happens: say, be, not get, put · To what, where: big water tank, her · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 75 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got his Hump» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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.

The question

Sentence 1: Ava says: "So the camel's hump is a big water tank, that's why he don't get thirsty."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 says	nsubj
2	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 says	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 tank	punct
5	So	so	ADV	_	14 tank	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 camel	det
7	camel	camel	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hump	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 camel	case
9	hump	hump	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 tank	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 tank	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 tank	det
12	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 tank	amod
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 tank	compound
14	tank	tank	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 says	parataxis
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 why	punct
16	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	18 why	nsubj
17	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 why	cop
18	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	22 get	advmod
19	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 get	nsubj
20	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	22 get	aux
21	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	22 get	advmod
22	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 tank	acl:relcl
23	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 get	xcomp
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 tank	punct
25	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 tank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Ava			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is a in a quote	present	the camel's hump	a big water tank		tree rules
3	is in a quote	present	that		why property	tree rules
4	not get in a quote	infinitive · do-support	Ava		thirsty property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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.

Sentence 2: Put her right.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Put	obj
3	right	right	ADV	_	1 Put	advmod
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here		her = she			right property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The hump stores fat for food, and the camel's body also keeps water by making urine very concentrated and not sweating much

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hump	det
2	hump	hump	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	nsubj
3	stores	store	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	fat	fat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 food	case
6	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 keeps	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 keeps	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 camel	det
10	camel	camel	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 body	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 camel	case
12	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 keeps	nsubj
13	also	also	ADV	_	14 keeps	advmod
14	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 stores	conj
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 keeps	obj
16	by	by	SCONJ	_	17 making	mark
17	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 keeps	advcl
18	urine	urine	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 making	obj
19	very	very	ADV	_	20 concentrated	advmod
20	concentrated	concentrated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 making	xcomp
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 sweating	cc
22	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	23 sweating	advmod
23	sweating	sweat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 making	conj
24	much	much	ADV	_	23 sweating	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	store	present	the hump	fat	for food	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Theme
2	keep	present	the camel's body	water		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme
3	make	gerund	the camel's body not said here	urine	concentrated property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset urine=Product
4	not sweat	gerund	the camel's body not said here			vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The hump stores fat; the body saves water in other ways

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hump	det
2	hump	hump	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	nsubj
3	stores	store	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	fat	fat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 saves	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 body	det
7	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 saves	nsubj
8	saves	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 stores	parataxis
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 saves	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 ways	case
11	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 ways	amod
12	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 saves	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	store	present	the hump	fat					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Theme
2	save	present	the body	water		other ways			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme

Option 3

The hump stores fat for food, and the camel's body also keeps water by not sweating much and making very concentrated urine

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hump	det
2	hump	hump	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	nsubj
3	stores	store	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	fat	fat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 food	case
6	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stores	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 keeps	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 keeps	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 camel	det
10	camel	camel	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 body	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 camel	case
12	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 keeps	nsubj
13	also	also	ADV	_	14 keeps	advmod
14	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 stores	conj
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 keeps	obj
16	by	by	SCONJ	_	18 sweating	mark
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 sweating	advmod
18	sweating	sweat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 keeps	advcl
19	much	much	ADV	_	18 sweating	advmod
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 making	cc
21	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 sweating	conj
22	very	very	ADV	_	23 concentrated	advmod
23	concentrated	concentrated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 urine	amod
24	urine	urine	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 making	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	store	present	the hump	fat	for food	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Theme
2	keep	present	the camel's body	water		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme
3	not sweat	gerund	the camel's body not said here			vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	make	gerund	the camel's body not said here	concentrated urine		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset urine=Product

Option 4

The hump is a tank so he never needs to drink at all

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hump	det
2	hump	hump	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tank	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tank	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tank	det
5	tank	tank	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 needs	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 needs	nsubj
8	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	9 needs	advmod
9	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tank	acl:relcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 drink	mark
11	drink	drink	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 needs	xcomp
12	at	at	ADP	_	13 all	case
13	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 drink	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	the hump	a tank		tree rules
2	not need	present	he	a tank not said here		tree rules
3	drink not said to happen	to-infinitive	a tank not said here		all	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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