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# Test 1 · ★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…

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Ava says: "So the camel's hump is a big water tank, that's why he don't get thirsty." Put her right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ava, hump, that, you · **What happens:** say, be, not get, put · **To what, where:** big water tank, her · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/75-justso-camel-hump/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava says: "So the camel's hump is a big water tank, that's why he don't get thirsty."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t1:1
# text = Ava says: "So the camel's hump is a big water tank, that's why he don't get thirsty."
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	So	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl:relcl	_	_
23	thirsty	thirsty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ava |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the camel's hump | a big water tank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | Ava |  |  |  |  | thirsty *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:* Put her right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t1:2
# text = Put her right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The hump stores fat for food, and the camel's body also keeps water by making urine very concentrated and not sweating much

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t1:o1:1
# text = The hump stores fat for food, and the camel's body also keeps water by making urine very concentrated and not sweating much
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
18	urine	urine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	very	very	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	concentrated	concentrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	sweating	sweat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
24	much	much	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the hump | fat |  |  |  | for food | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | the camel's body | water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | the camel's body *not said here* | urine |  |  |  | concentrated *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset urine=Product |
| 4 | **not** **sweat** | gerund | the camel's body *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The hump stores fat; the body saves water in other ways

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t1:o2:1
# text = The hump stores fat; the body saves water in other ways
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the hump | fat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | present | the body | water |  | other ways |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The hump stores fat for food, and the camel's body also keeps water by not sweating much and making very concentrated urine

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t1:o3:1
# text = The hump stores fat for food, and the camel's body also keeps water by not sweating much and making very concentrated urine
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	sweating	sweat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
19	much	much	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	conj	_	_
22	very	very	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	concentrated	concentrated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	urine	urine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the hump | fat |  |  |  | for food | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | the camel's body | water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **sweat** | gerund | the camel's body *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** | gerund | the camel's body *not said here* | concentrated urine |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset urine=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The hump is a tank so he never needs to drink at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t1:o4:1
# text = The hump is a tank so he never needs to drink at all
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the hump | a tank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **need** | present | he | a tank *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drink** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a tank *not said here* |  |  | all |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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