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title: ★★★ «There are three hundred and fifty-five stories about Suleiman-b… — Just So Stories, The Butterfly that St… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ «There are three hundred and fifty-five stories about Suleiman-bin-Daoud; but this is not one of them.» What is Kipling's joke? Test 17 · ★ of lesson 96 «Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wise king, a hungry Animal and a butterfly's boast» of the books course of Mova's prima
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# Test 17 · ★ · Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wis…

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★★★ «There are three hundred and fifty-five stories about Suleiman-bin-Daoud; but this is not one of them.» What is Kipling's joke?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hundred stories, this · **What happens:** be, not be · **To what, where:** one, joke

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 96 «Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 1: a wise king, a hungry Animal and a butterfly's boast» 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/96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast/#t17).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «There are three hundred and fifty-five stories about Suleiman-bin-Daoud; but this is not one of them.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:t17:1
# text = ★★★ «There are three hundred and fifty-five stories about Suleiman-bin-Daoud; but this is not one of them.»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	_
6	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	_
13	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	Suleiman	Suleiman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Daoud	Daoud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
22	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	nsubj	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
25	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	parataxis	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** *in a quote* | present | hundred stories about Suleiman Daoud |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | this | one |  |  |  | of stories *= story* | 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:* What is Kipling's joke?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:t17:2
# text = What is Kipling's joke?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Kipling's joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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He says this story isn't one of the famous ones, because he made it up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:t17:o1:1
# text = He says this story isn't one of the famous ones, because he made it up
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	ccomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | this story | one |  |  |  | of the famous ones | tree rules |
| 3 | **make up** | past | he | story |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He says the story is really very old and true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:t17:o2:1
# text = He says the story is really very old and true
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the story |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the story *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A joke about counting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:t17:o3:1
# text = A joke about counting
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	counting	count	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | gerund | a joke *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He says there are many stories, but this one is the only true one of all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast:t17:o4:1
# text = He says there are many stories, but this one is the only true one of all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	4	expl	_	_
4	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **does** | present | many stories |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | this one | the only true one |  |  |  | of all | tree rules |

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