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title: State, in accordance with established zoology, the correct designati… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 4:… · tree and pragmatics
description: State, in accordance with established zoology, the correct designation of the markings upon the coat of a leopard. Exam question 4 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 p
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# Exam question 4 · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 4: How the Leopard got…

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State, in accordance with established zoology, the correct designation of the markings upon the coat of a leopard.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** establish, designate · **To what, where:** markings

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This is exam question 4 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, 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/78-justso-leopard-spots-2/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:e4:1
# text = State, in accordance with established zoology, the correct designation of the markings upon the coat of a leopard.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	accordance	accordance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	zoology	zoology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	designation	designation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	markings	marking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	leopard	leopard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **designate** |  |  | the markings upon the coat of a leopard |  |  |  |  | nom designation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Stripes, long dark lines running down the fur

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:e4:o1:1
# text = Stripes, long dark lines running down the fur
1	Stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run down** | gerund | long dark lines *not said here* | the fur |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fur=Trajectory |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rosettes, ring-shaped clusters of dark spots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:e4:o2:1
# text = Rosettes, ring-shaped clusters of dark spots
1	Rosettes	rosette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	clusters	cluster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pebbles, round grey marks set in fur

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:e4:o3:1
# text = Pebbles, round grey marks set in fur
1	Pebbles	pebble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	set	set	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present | Pebbles and round grey marks |  |  | fur |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in fur=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Rosettes, which are the large stripes of fur that cover the whole leopard coat and tail from head to toe

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:e4:o4:1
# text = Rosettes, which are the large stripes of fur that cover the whole leopard coat and tail from head to toe
1	Rosettes	rosette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	cover	cover	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	leopard	leopard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rosettes and the large stripes | the large stripes |  |  |  | of fur | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | present | the large stripes | the whole leopard coat and tail |  | head |  | to toe | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme coat=Destination |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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