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title: «Platoffs with their Platoons, and Dolmans with their Detachments.»… — Just So Stories, How the First Letter… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Platoffs with their Platoons, and Dolmans with their Detachments.» Why does Kipling list such names? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 85 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 2: the picture goes wrong and the whole Tribe comes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Test 3 · ★ · Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 2:…

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«Platoffs with their Platoons, and Dolmans with their Detachments.» Why does Kipling list such names?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Dolmans, Kipling · **What happens:** detach, list · **To what, where:** such names

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 85 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 2: the picture goes wrong and the whole Tribe comes» 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/85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Platoffs with their Platoons, and Dolmans with their Detachments.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes:t3:1
# text = «Platoffs with their Platoons, and Dolmans with their Detachments.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Platoffs	platoff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	Platoons	platoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Dolmans	Dolman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	Detachments	detachment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** *in a quote* |  | Dolmans *= dolman* |  |  |  |  |  | nom detachment «feeling transitive»: 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:* Why does Kipling list such names?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes:t3:2
# text = Why does Kipling list such names?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	list	list	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present · do-support | Kipling | such names |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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For the fun of grand-sounding words, as he says himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes:t3:o1:1
# text = For the fun of grand-sounding words, as he says himself
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	sounding	sound	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he | himself *= he* |  |  |  | for the fun of grand sounding words | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent himself=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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For the fun of grand-sounding words, which he says himself was the only reason for the list

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes:t3:o2:1
# text = For the fun of grand-sounding words, which he says himself was the only reason for the list
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	sounding	sound	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	17	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he |  |  |  |  | for the fun of grand sounding words | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent which=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | past | himself *= he* | the only reason |  |  |  | for the list | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because he wanted the reader to understand every single name in the army of the Chief

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes:t3:o3:1
# text = Because he wanted the reader to understand every single name in the army of the Chief
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Chief	Chief	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he | the reader |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the reader *not said here* | every single name |  | the army of the Chief |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To show that the Tribe has many fighting groups

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:85-justso-first-letter-2-the-whole-tribe-comes:t3:o4:1
# text = To show that the Tribe has many fighting groups
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Tribe	Tribe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | the Tribe | many fighting groups |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Patient |
| 3 | **fight** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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