Test 6 · ★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…
Kai, Gen Z: "Camel stared at his reflection all day? Delulu, he thinks he ate." ("delulu" = fooling himself, "ate" = looked amazing.) Where was the Camel looking when the Djinn came?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Kai, Delulu, Camel, Djinn · What happens: stare, think, eat, fool, look, be · To what, where: Delulu · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ 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: Kai, Gen Z: "Camel stared at his reflection all day?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai | Kai | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 stared | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Z | punct |
| 3 | Gen | Gen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Z | compound |
| 4 | Z | z | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Kai | appos |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 stared | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Camel | punct |
| 7 | Camel | camel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stared | nsubj |
| 8 | stared | stare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 reflection | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 reflection | nmod:poss |
| 11 | reflection | reflection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stared | obl |
| 12 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 day | det |
| 13 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stared | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 stared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stare in a quote | past | Kai | day | at Camel's reflection | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at reflection=Theme |
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: Delulu, he thinks he ate."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delulu | Delulu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 thinks | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Delulu | punct |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 thinks | nsubj |
| 4 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 ate | nsubj |
| 6 | ate | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 thinks | ccomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 ate | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 ate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | Delulu | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | eat | past | Delulu | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 3: ("delulu" = fooling himself, "ate" = looked amazing.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 delulu | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 delulu | punct |
| 3 | delulu | delulu | X | Foreign=Yes | 5 = | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 delulu | punct |
| 5 | = | = | SYM | _ | 6 fooling | punct |
| 6 | fooling | fool | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 looked | advcl |
| 7 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 6 fooling | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 ate | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 ate | punct |
| 10 | ate | ate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fooling | obj |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 ate | punct |
| 12 | = | = | SYM | _ | 13 looked | punct |
| 13 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | amazing | amazing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 looked | xcomp |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 looked | punct |
| 16 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 13 looked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fool | gerund | Delulu | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | look | past | amazing property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Sentence 4: Where was the Camel looking when the Djinn came?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where | where | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Where | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Camel | det |
| 4 | Camel | camel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Where | nsubj |
| 5 | looking | look | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 Camel | acl |
| 6 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 9 came | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Djinn | det |
| 8 | Djinn | Djinn | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 came | nsubj |
| 9 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 looking | advcl |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Where | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the Camel | where property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | look | gerund | the Camel not said here | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | come | past | the Djinn | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1
Up at the sky above the dunes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up | up | ADV | _ | 4 sky | advmod |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 sky | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sky | det |
| 4 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | above | above | ADP | _ | 7 dunes | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 dunes | det |
| 7 | dunes | dune | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 sky | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Down at the sand near his feet
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down | down | ADV | _ | 4 sand | advmod |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 sand | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sand | det |
| 4 | sand | sand | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | near | near | ADP | _ | 7 feet | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 feet | nmod:poss |
| 7 | feet | foot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 sand | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Into a pool, at his own reflection
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into | into | ADP | _ | 3 pool | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 pool | det |
| 3 | pool | pool | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 reflection | punct |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 reflection | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 reflection | nmod:poss |
| 7 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 reflection | amod |
| 8 | reflection | reflection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pool | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
At the Djinn
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 3 Djinn | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Djinn | det |
| 3 | Djinn | Djinn | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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