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# Test 2 · ★★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child…

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Priya, India: "Kindly do the needful and tell what is 'Vantage number two." ("do the needful" = do what is needed.)

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Priya, you · **What happens:** do, tell, be, need · **To what, where:** needful, Vantage number · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Priya, India: "Kindly do the needful and tell what is 'Vantage number two."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t2:1
# text = Priya, India: "Kindly do the needful and tell what is 'Vantage number two."
1	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	needful	needful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Vantage	vantage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | present | Priya and India *not said here* | the needful |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needful=Eventuality |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | Priya and India |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | Vantage number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("do the needful" = do what is needed.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t2:2
# text = ("do the needful" = do what is needed.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	needful	needful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	11	punct	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the needful |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needful=Eventuality |
| 2 | **need** | infinitive · passive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Plucking grass and eating it, after the Snake showed him how to do it at the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t2:o1:1
# text = Plucking grass and eating it, after the Snake showed him how to do it at the river
1	Plucking	pluck	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Snake	Snake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pluck** | gerund |  | grass |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund |  | grass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **show** | past | the Snake |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | Snake |  | the river |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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

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Plucking grass and eating it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t2:o2:1
# text = Plucking grass and eating it
1	Plucking	pluck	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pluck** | gerund |  | grass |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund |  | grass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Plucking grass and eating it, then dusting it against his fore-legs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t2:o3:1
# text = Plucking grass and eating it, then dusting it against his fore-legs
1	Plucking	pluck	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	dusting	dust	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
12	fore	fore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pluck** | gerund |  | grass |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund |  | grass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **dust** | gerund |  | grass |  | his fore legs | then |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme against leg=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Swatting a fly with his trunk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:80-justso-elephants-child-2:t2:o4:1
# text = Swatting a fly with his trunk
1	Swatting	swat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swat** | gerund |  | a fly |  |  |  | with fly's trunk | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fly=Patient with trunk=Instrument |

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