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# Test 15 · ★★ · Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 3: «the A…

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Real life: Kipling's poem says «none remain» and Tegumai is far behind, looking for his daughter. What sad real event do many readers think of?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** poem, none, Tegumai, many readers · **What happens:** say, remain, be, look, think of · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 15 · ★★ of lesson 89 «Just So Stories, How the Alphabet Was Made, part 3: «the Alphabet, all complete», and how letters really began» 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/89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete/#t15).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Real life: Kipling's poem says «none remain» and Tegumai is far behind, looking for his daughter.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t15:1
# text = Real life: Kipling's poem says «none remain» and Tegumai is far behind, looking for his daughter.
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
10	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	Tegumai	Tegumai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
16	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kipling's poem |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **remain** *in a quote* | infinitive | none |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | Tegumai |  |  |  |  | behind, far *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | gerund | none *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for Tegumai's daughter | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for daughter=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 sad real event do many readers think of?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t15:2
# text = What sad real event do many readers think of?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think of** *speech: other* | present · do-support | many readers |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Kipling lost a son in the First World War

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t15:o1:1
# text = Kipling lost a son in the First World War
1	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
8	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | Kipling | a son |  | the First World War |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Kipling's daughter Josephine died at six, three years before the book came out, and he wrote the poem in grief

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t15:o2:1
# text = Kipling's daughter Josephine died at six, three years before the book came out, and he wrote the poem in grief
1	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Josephine	Josephine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | Kipling's daughter |  |  | six | year |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **come out** | past | the book |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **write** | past | book | the poem |  | grief |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent poem=Theme in grief=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Kipling's daughter Josephine died at six, three years before the book came out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t15:o3:1
# text = Kipling's daughter Josephine died at six, three years before the book came out
1	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Josephine	Josephine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | Kipling's daughter |  |  | six | year |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **come out** | past | the book |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Kipling's daughter Josephine died at six, three years before the book came out, in the cold winter

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:89-justso-alphabet-3-the-alphabet-all-complete:t15:o4:1
# text = Kipling's daughter Josephine died at six, three years before the book came out, in the cold winter
1	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Josephine	Josephine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	out	out	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | Kipling's daughter |  |  | six | year |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **come out** | past | the book |  |  |  | winter | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

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