Test 9 · ★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…

Leo says the moral of the poem is: "If you're bored and grumpy, sit still by the fire with a book." Put him right.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Leo, moral, you · What happens: say, be, sit, put · To what, where: Leo · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 9 · ★ 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: Leo says the moral of the poem is: "If you're bored and grumpy, sit still by the fire with a book."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 says	nsubj
2	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 moral	det
4	moral	moral	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 bored	nsubj:outer
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 poem	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 poem	det
7	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 moral	nmod
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 bored	cop
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 is	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 bored	punct
11	If	if	SCONJ	_	14 bored	mark
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 bored	nsubj
13	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 bored	cop
14	bored	bored	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 says	ccomp
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 grumpy	cc
16	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 bored	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 sit	punct
18	sit	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 says	ccomp
19	still	still	ADV	_	18 sit	advmod
20	by	by	ADP	_	22 fire	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 fire	det
22	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sit	obl
23	with	with	ADP	_	25 book	case
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 book	det
25	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sit	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 sit	punct
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	18 sit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Leo			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is a condition, not said to happen, in a quote	present	the moral of the poem		bored property	tree rules
3	be in a quote		the moral of the poem not said here			tree rules
4	sit in a quote	infinitive		still	by the fire; with a book	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by fire=Location

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 him 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	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc 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		Leo			right property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The poem says be grumpy in a chair all day long

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poem	det
2	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 grumpy	cop
5	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 says	ccomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 chair	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 chair	det
8	chair	chair	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 grumpy	obl
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	obl:unmarked
11	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 says	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the poem				day	long property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is	infinitive				a chair		grumpy property	tree rules

Option 2

The poem says stop grumbling, go and dig outside till you sweat, then sit and rest by the fire with tea

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poem	det
2	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stop	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 stop	cop
4	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 stop	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 go	punct
7	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 stop	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dig	cc
9	dig	dig	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 go	conj
10	outside	outside	ADV	_	9 dig	advmod
11	till	till	SCONJ	_	13 sweat	mark
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 sweat	nsubj
13	sweat	sweat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 dig	advcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 sit	punct
15	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 sit	advmod
16	sit	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 stop	conj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 rest	cc
18	rest	rest	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 sit	conj
19	by	by	ADP	_	21 fire	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 fire	det
21	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 rest	obl
22	with	with	ADP	_	23 tea	case
23	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 rest	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the poem		stop property	tree rules
2	grumble speech: other	gerund	the poem not said here			vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	go	infinitive	the poem not said here			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	dig	infinitive	the poem not said here		outside property	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	sweat	present	you			vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	sit	infinitive	the poem not said here	then		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7	rest	infinitive	the poem not said here		by the fire; with tea	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by fire=Location

Option 3

The poem says stop grumbling, go and dig outside till you sweat, then rest by the fire with a cup of tea

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poem	det
2	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 says	ccomp
5	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 stop	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 go	punct
7	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 stop	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dig	cc
9	dig	dig	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 go	conj
10	outside	outside	ADV	_	9 dig	advmod
11	till	till	SCONJ	_	13 sweat	mark
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 sweat	nsubj
13	sweat	sweat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 dig	advcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 rest	punct
15	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 rest	advmod
16	rest	rest	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 says	conj
17	by	by	ADP	_	19 fire	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 fire	det
19	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 rest	obl
20	with	with	ADP	_	22 cup	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 cup	det
22	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 rest	obl
23	of	of	ADP	_	24 tea	case
24	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 cup	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the poem			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	stop	present				vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	grumble speech: other	gerund				vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	go	infinitive				vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	dig	infinitive			outside property	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	sweat	present	you			vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7	rest	infinitive	the poem not said here	then	by the fire; with a cup of tea	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by fire=Location

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

The poem says go and dig outside till you warm up

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poem	det
2	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 says	ccomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 dig	cc
6	dig	dig	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 go	conj
7	outside	outside	ADV	_	6 dig	advmod
8	till	till	SCONJ	_	10 warm	mark
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 warm	nsubj
10	warm	warm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 dig	advcl
11	up	up	ADP	_	10 warm	compound:prt

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the poem		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	go	infinitive			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	dig	infinitive		outside property	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	warm up	present	you		vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent

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