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# Test 11 · ★★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child…

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Like the Camel's hump, the trunk at first looks like trouble. What do both turn out to be?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** look, turn out

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 80 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child, part 2 (the tug-of-war and the trunk)» 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/80-justso-elephants-child-2/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Like the Camel's hump, the trunk at first looks like trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t11:1
# text = Like the Camel's hump, the trunk at first looks like trouble.
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	obl	_	_
11	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like the Camel's hump and the trunk; like trouble | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at first=Theme |

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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:* What do both turn out to be?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t11:2
# text = What do both turn out to be?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	both	both	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn out** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | both *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Useful: the hump stores food and keeps the sun off, while the trunk does many jobs for the elephant

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t11:o1:1
# text = Useful: the hump stores food and keeps the sun off, while the trunk does many jobs for the elephant
1	Useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the Useful hump | food |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **keep off** | present | the Useful hump *not said here* | the sun |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | present | the trunk | many jobs |  |  |  | for the elephant | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

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

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Useful: the hump stores food, the trunk does many jobs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t11:o2:1
# text = Useful: the hump stores food, the trunk does many jobs
1	Useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the hump | food |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | the trunk | many jobs |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Useful: the hump stores food, the trunk does many jobs, and both are a sign of a clever animal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t11:o3:1
# text = Useful: the hump stores food, the trunk does many jobs, and both are a sign of a clever animal
1	Useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the hump | food |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | the trunk | many jobs |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is a** | present | both | a Useful sign |  |  |  | of a clever animal | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Useless: the hump is empty, the trunk is a nuisance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t11:o4:1
# text = Useless: the hump is empty, the trunk is a nuisance
1	Useless	useless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nuisance	nuisance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the hump |  |  |  |  | empty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the trunk | a nuisance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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