Test 13 · ★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…
Uncle Dave, rough: "Shut up and get on with it, or you'll get the hump like that bloody camel." What is he really telling the kid?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Dave · What happens: shut up, get on, get, tell · To what, where: hump, kid · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 13 · ★ 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: Uncle Dave, rough: "Shut up and get on with it, or you'll get the hump like that bloody camel."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle | Uncle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Dave | compound |
| 2 | Dave | Dave | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 rough | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 rough | punct |
| 4 | rough | rough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 Shut | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Shut | punct |
| 7 | Shut | shut | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 rough | parataxis |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 Shut | compound:prt |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 get | cc |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 7 Shut | conj |
| 11 | on | on | ADV | _ | 10 get | advmod |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 it | case |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 get | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 get | punct |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 get | cc |
| 16 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 get | nsubj |
| 17 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 get | aux |
| 18 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 Shut | conj |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 hump | det |
| 20 | hump | hump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 get | obj |
| 21 | like | like | ADP | _ | 24 camel | case |
| 22 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 24 camel | det |
| 23 | bloody | bloody | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 camel | amod |
| 24 | camel | camel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 get | obl |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 rough | punct |
| 26 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 rough | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shut up in a quote | infinitive | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | get on in a quote | infinitive | with it | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | get in a quote | future | you | the hump | like that bloody camel | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hump=Stimulus |
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: What is he really telling the kid?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 telling | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 telling | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 telling | nsubj |
| 4 | really | really | ADV | _ | 5 telling | advmod |
| 5 | telling | tell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 kid | det |
| 7 | kid | kid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 telling | obj |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 telling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · progressive | Dave | the kid | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent what=Recipient kid=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Stop moaning and get busy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | moaning | moan | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Stop | xcomp |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 get | cc |
| 4 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | conj |
| 5 | busy | busy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 get | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | moan | gerund | you not said here | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | you not said here | busy property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
Stop sulking and go to bed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | sulking | sulk | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Stop | xcomp |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 go | cc |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | conj |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 bed | case |
| 6 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | sulk | gerund | you not said here | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | go | infinitive | you not said here | bed | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location |
Option 3
Stay home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | home | home | ADV | _ | 1 Stay | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | home property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Eat your dinner and go out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 dinner | nmod:poss |
| 3 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Eat | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 go | cc |
| 5 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Eat | conj |
| 6 | out | out | ADV | _ | 5 go | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | imperative | you not said here | your dinner | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient | ||||
| 2 | go out | infinitive | you not said here | out property | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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