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title: Josie, Gen Z: "Baviaan's riddle was lowkey genius ngl." ("lowkey" =… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 4:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Josie, Gen Z: "Baviaan's riddle was lowkey genius ngl." ("lowkey" = quietly, "ngl" = not gonna lie.) Why was it so clever? Test 6 · ★★ 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
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 4: How the Leopard got…

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Josie, Gen Z: "Baviaan's riddle was lowkey genius ngl." ("lowkey" = quietly, "ngl" = not gonna lie.) Why was it so clever?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** riddle, Baviaan, ngl · **What happens:** be, riddle, not lie · **To what, where:** lowkey genius ngl

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This is test 6 · ★★ 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. 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Josie, Gen Z: "Baviaan's riddle was lowkey genius ngl."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:t6:1
# text = Josie, Gen Z: "Baviaan's riddle was lowkey genius ngl."
1	Josie	Josie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Baviaan	Baviaan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	genius	genius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	ngl	ngl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | Baviaan's riddle | lowkey genius ngl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **riddle** *in a quote* |  | Baviaan |  |  |  |  |  | nom riddle «communication intransitive»: poss=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, "ngl" = not gonna lie.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:t6:2
# text = ("lowkey" = quietly, "ngl" = not gonna lie.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	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	ngl	ngl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	14	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	14	dep	_	_
14	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **lie** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Why was it so clever?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:t6:3
# text = Why was it so clever?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | ngl |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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"Spots" meant both places and marks on the skin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:t6:o1:1
# text = "Spots" meant both places and marks on the skin
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | Spots | both places and marks |  | the skin |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It made the Leopard go to the wrong place

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:t6:o2:1
# text = It made the Leopard go to the wrong place
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Leopard	Leopard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | It | the Leopard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | the Leopard *not said here* |  |  | the wrong place |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to place=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Baviaan used a word that the Leopard heard as meaning faraway places, though it really meant something on his own skin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:t6:o3:1
# text = Baviaan used a word that the Leopard heard as meaning faraway places, though it really meant something on his own skin
1	Baviaan	Baviaan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Leopard	Leopard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	faraway	faraway	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	really	really	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
18	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	obj	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Baviaan | a word |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **hear** | past | the Leopard | a word |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund | the Leopard *not said here* | faraway places |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Topic |
| 4 | **mean** | past | Leopard | something |  | Baviaan's own skin |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Spots" meant both stripes and tails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:78-justso-leopard-spots-2:t6:o4:1
# text = "Spots" meant both stripes and tails
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | Spots | both stripes and tails |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stripe=Topic |

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