Test 10 · ★★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 4: How the Leopard got…
In the Rhinoceros story and in this one, an animal gets marks on his skin for ever. Which is the right pair?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: animal · What happens: get, be · To what, where: marks, Rhinoceros story, right pair
This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 78 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 4: How the Leopard got his Spots, part 2 (One, two, three, and where's your breakfast?)» 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: In the Rhinoceros story and in this one, an animal gets marks on his skin for ever.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 story | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 story | det |
| 3 | Rhinoceros | Rhinoceros | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 story | compound |
| 4 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 gets | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 one | cc |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 one | case |
| 7 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 one | det |
| 8 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 story | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 story | punct |
| 10 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 animal | det |
| 11 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 gets | nsubj |
| 12 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | marks | mark | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 gets | obj |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 skin | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 skin | nmod:poss |
| 16 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 gets | obl |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 ever | case |
| 18 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 12 gets | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 gets | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | a animal | marks | the Rhinoceros story and this one | on animal's skin | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent mark=Theme on skin=Source |
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: Which is the right pair?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 pair | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 pair | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 pair | det |
| 4 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 pair | amod |
| 5 | pair | pair | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 pair | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the right pair | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
The Rhino got stripes from shade; the Leopard got folds from the sun
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rhino | det |
| 2 | Rhino | Rhino | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | stripes | stripe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 got | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 shade | case |
| 6 | shade | shade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 got | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Leopard | det |
| 9 | Leopard | Leopard | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 got | nsubj |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | conj |
| 11 | folds | fold | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 got | obj |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 sun | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 sun | det |
| 14 | sun | sun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 got | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | the Rhino | stripes | shade | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent stripe=Theme from shade=Source | |||
| 2 | get | past | the Leopard | folds | the sun | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fold=Theme from sun=Source |
Option 2
The Rhino got spots from rubbing; the Leopard got folds from fingers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rhino | det |
| 2 | Rhino | Rhino | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | spots | spot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 got | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 rubbing | case |
| 6 | rubbing | rubbing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 spots | nmod |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 got | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Leopard | det |
| 9 | Leopard | Leopard | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 got | nsubj |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | conj |
| 11 | folds | fold | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 got | obj |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 fingers | case |
| 13 | fingers | finger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 got | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | the Rhino | spots | rubbing | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent spot=Theme from rubbing=Source | |||
| 2 | get | past | the Leopard | folds | fingers | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fold=Theme from finger=Source |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Rhino got folds from rubbing; the Leopard got spots from fingertips
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Rhino | det |
| 2 | Rhino | Rhino | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | folds | fold | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 got | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 rubbing | case |
| 6 | rubbing | rubbing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 got | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Leopard | det |
| 9 | Leopard | Leopard | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 got | nsubj |
| 10 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | conj |
| 11 | spots | spot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 got | obj |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 fingertips | case |
| 13 | fingertips | fingertip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 got | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | the Rhino | folds | rubbing | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fold=Theme from rubbing=Source | |||
| 2 | get | past | the Leopard | spots | fingertips | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent spot=Theme from fingertip=Source |
Option 4
The Rhino got three folds from the Whale's magic; the Leopard got spots from a riddle and a hunter's fingers together
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 Rhino | det |
| 2 | Rhino | Rhino | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 folds | nummod |
| 5 | folds | fold | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 got | obj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 magic | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Whale | det |
| 8 | Whale | whale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 magic | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Whale | case |
| 10 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 11 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 got | punct |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Leopard | det |
| 13 | Leopard | Leopard | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 got | nsubj |
| 14 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | conj |
| 15 | spots | spot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 got | obj |
| 16 | from | from | ADP | _ | 18 riddle | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 riddle | det |
| 18 | riddle | riddle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 got | obl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 fingers | cc |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 hunter | det |
| 21 | hunter | hunter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 fingers | nmod:poss |
| 22 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 21 hunter | case |
| 23 | fingers | finger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 got | conj |
| 24 | together | together | ADV | _ | 3 got | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | the Rhino | three folds | the Whale's magic | together property | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fold=Theme from magic=Source | ||
| 2 | get | past | the Leopard | spots | a riddle | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent spot=Theme from riddle=Source |
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