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title: Select the response that most accurately states the function of the… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response that most accurately states the function of the hump as explained by the Djinn of All Deserts. Exam question 3 of lesson 75 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got his Hump» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Exam question 3 · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…

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Select the response that most accurately states the function of the hump as explained by the Djinn of All Deserts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, most · **What happens:** select, state, explain · **To what, where:** response, function, hump

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 75 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got his Hump» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/75-justso-camel-hump/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:e3:1
# text = Select the response that most accurately states the function of the hump as explained by the Djinn of All Deserts.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	nsubj	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	explained	explain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Djinn	Djinn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	Deserts	Desert	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present | most | the function of the hump |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent function=Topic |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | participle |  | the hump *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Djinn of all Deserts | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It holds spare food for the long summer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:e3:o1:1
# text = It holds spare food for the long summer
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	spare	spare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | It | spare food |  |  | summer |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It keeps the camel cool during the hottest hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:e3:o2:1
# text = It keeps the camel cool during the hottest hours
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hottest	hot	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | It | the camel |  |  | hour | cool *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camel=Theme |

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

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It permits labour for three days without food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:e3:o3:1
# text = It permits labour for three days without food
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | It | labour |  |  | day | without food | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent labour=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It holds fat only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:e3:o4:1
# text = It holds fat only
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | It | fat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Theme |

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