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title: Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair." Put her right. Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 81 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old…

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Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair." Put her right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Isla, Kangaroo, dog, you · **What happens:** say, ask, chase, be, put · **To what, where:** Nqong · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 81 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» 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/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:t1:1
# text = Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair."
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Kangaroo	Kangaroo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	Nqong	Nqong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	chased	chase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	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 | Isla |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | past | Kangaroo |  | Nqong |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent nqong=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **chase** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive · passive | a dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | 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:* Put her right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:t1:2
# text = Put her right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|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* |  | Nqong |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Isla is right, he asked to be chased by Dingo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:t1:o1:1
# text = Isla is right, he asked to be chased by Dingo
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	chased	chase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Dingo	Dingo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Isla |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Isla |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **chase** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | Dingo |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He asked to be popular and run after, but Nqong gave him a joke he did not expect at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:t1:o2:1
# text = He asked to be popular and run after, but Nqong gave him a joke he did not expect at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	after	after	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	Nqong	Nqong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	expect	expect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | popular *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | after *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **give** | past | Nqong | a joke | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient joke=Theme |
| 5 | **not** **expect** | past · do-support | Nqong | a joke *not said here* |  | all |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He asked to be chased by a dingo, which is fair

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:t1:o3:1
# text = He asked to be chased by a dingo, which is fair
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	chased	chase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dingo	dingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **chase** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | a dingo |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | a dingo |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He asked to be popular and "run after", not chased

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:81-justso-old-man-kangaroo:t1:o4:1
# text = He asked to be popular and "run after", not chased
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	chased	chase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | popular *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **run after** *in a quote* | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **chase** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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