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title: Jayden, Gen Alpha: "Mariner's lowkey the GOAT, no cap, he cooked." (… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 1:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jayden, Gen Alpha: "Mariner's lowkey the GOAT, no cap, he cooked." ("lowkey" = quietly, "GOAT" = the best ever, "no cap" = for real, "he cooked" = he did brilliantly.) What did he do so well? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 74 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 1: How the Whale got his Throat» of the books co
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# Test 4 · ★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 1: How the Whale got hi…

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Jayden, Gen Alpha: "Mariner's lowkey the GOAT, no cap, he cooked." ("lowkey" = quietly, "GOAT" = the best ever, "no cap" = for real, "he cooked" = he did brilliantly.) What did he do so well?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jayden, lowkey · **What happens:** cook, do

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 74 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 1: How the Whale got his Throat» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/74-justso-whale-throat/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jayden, Gen Alpha: "Mariner's lowkey the GOAT, no cap, he cooked."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:74-justso-whale-throat:t4:1
# text = Jayden, Gen Alpha: "Mariner's lowkey the GOAT, no cap, he cooked."
1	Jayden	Jayden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Mariner	Mariner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	GOAT	GOAT	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** *in a quote* | past | Jayden and Gen Alpha and the GOAT |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* ("lowkey" = quietly, "GOAT" = the best ever, "no cap" = for real, "he cooked" = he did brilliantly.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:74-justso-whale-throat:t4:2
# text = ("lowkey" = quietly, "GOAT" = the best ever, "no cap" = for real, "he cooked" = he did brilliantly.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
6	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	GOAT	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	13	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
14	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	22	punct	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	30	punct	_	_
29	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
30	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	conj	_	_
31	brilliantly	brilliantly	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** *in a quote* | past | lowkey |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | past | lowkey |  |  |  |  | brilliantly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What did he do so well?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:74-justso-whale-throat:t4:3
# text = What did he do so well?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past · do-support | lowkey |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Found the fish and told him to hide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:74-justso-whale-throat:t4:o1:1
# text = Found the fish and told him to hide
1	Found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past |  | the fish |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past |  |  | fish |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hide** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ate the Whale

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:74-justso-whale-throat:t4:o2:1
# text = Ate the Whale
1	Ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past |  | the Whale |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whale=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Got home and blocked the Whale's throat for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:74-justso-whale-throat:t4:o3:1
# text = Got home and blocked the Whale's throat for ever
1	Got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	blocked	block	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **block** | past |  | the Whale's throat |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer throat=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Swam to Winchester on the Whale's back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:74-justso-whale-throat:t4:o4:1
# text = Swam to Winchester on the Whale's back
1	Swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Winchester	Winchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past |  |  | Winchester | the Whale's back |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to winchester=Destination |

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