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# Test 4 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Beginning of the Armadillos, part 1:…

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«That's sus,» says Tom, «a Jaguar drops the Tortoise in the river cos he WANTS to?» (sus = suspicious) What is the real reason?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** That, Tom, Jaguar, real reason · **What happens:** be, say, drop, co, want · **To what, where:** Tortoise, river · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 82 «Just So Stories, The Beginning of the Armadillos, part 1: Painted Jaguar and the muddled advice» 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/82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «That's sus,» says Tom, «a Jaguar drops the Tortoise in the river cos he WANTS to?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar:t4:1
# text = «That's sus,» says Tom, «a Jaguar drops the Tortoise in the river cos he WANTS to?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	drops	drop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Tortoise	tortoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	cos	co	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	WANTS	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | suspect *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Tom |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **drop** *in a quote* | present | a Jaguar | the Tortoise |  | the river |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tortoise=Theme in river=Destination |
| 4 | **co** *in a quote* | present | Tom *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **want** *in a quote* | present | Jaguar |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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:* (sus = suspicious) What is the real reason?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar:t4:2
# text = (sus = suspicious) What is the real reason?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	suspicious	suspicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the real reason |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Jaguar hates water and loves Tortoise's shell

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar:t4:o1:1
# text = Jaguar hates water and loves Tortoise's shell
1	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	Tortoise	Tortoise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | Jaguar | water |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer water=Stimulus |
| 2 | **love** | present | Jaguar *not said here* | Tortoise's shell |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shell=Stimulus |

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

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Jaguar is so muddled he thinks the opposite of what Tortoise says must be true

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar:t4:o2:1
# text = Jaguar is so muddled he thinks the opposite of what Tortoise says must be true
1	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	muddled	muddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	opposite	opposite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
11	Tortoise	Tortoise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **muddle** | present · passive |  | Jaguar |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Jaguar |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Tortoise | the opposite |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 4 | **is** | must | the opposite |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Jaguar is a silly creature who hates water but loves catching fish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar:t4:o3:1
# text = Jaguar is a silly creature who hates water but loves catching fish
1	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Jaguar | a silly creature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hate** | present | a silly creature | water |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer water=Stimulus |
| 3 | **love** | present | a silly creature *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **catch** *not said to happen* | gerund | a silly creature *not said here* | fish |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Jaguar is too lazy to think, so he does whatever the Hedgehog says

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:82-justso-armadillos-1-painted-jaguar:t4:o4:1
# text = Jaguar is too lazy to think, so he does whatever the Hedgehog says
1	Jaguar	Jaguar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Hedgehog	Hedgehog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Jaguar |  |  |  |  | lazy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | Jaguar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | present | Jaguar |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Hedgehog | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic |

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