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title: Leo says the moral of the poem is: "If you're bored and grumpy, sit… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2:… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 9 · ★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…

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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.

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**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

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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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/75-justso-camel-hump/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leo says the moral of the poem is: "If you're bored and grumpy, sit still by the fire with a book."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t9:1
# text = Leo says the moral of the poem is: "If you're bored and grumpy, sit still by the fire with a book."
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	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	moral	moral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:outer	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
19	still	still	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | 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 |

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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 him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t9:2
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|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* |  | Leo |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The poem says be grumpy in a chair all day long

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t9:o1:1
# text = The poem says be grumpy in a chair all day long
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | 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 {#o2}

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

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t9:o2:1
# text = The poem says stop grumbling, go and dig outside till you sweat, then sit and rest by the fire with tea
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	sweat	sweat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | 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 {#o3}

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

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t9:o3:1
# text = The poem says stop grumbling, go and dig outside till you sweat, then rest by the fire with a cup of tea
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
5	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	sweat	sweat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | 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 {#o4}

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The poem says go and dig outside till you warm up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:75-justso-camel-hump:t9:o4:1
# text = The poem says go and dig outside till you warm up
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	dig	dig	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	warm	warm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | 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 | **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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