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title: Grace from Wellington: «sweet as, so who's the real hero of this sto… — Just So Stories, The Butterfly that St… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grace from Wellington: «sweet as, so who's the real hero of this story?» (sweet as = great) What does Kipling hint? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 97 «Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 2: the Butterfly stamps, Balkis is wise, and the book ends» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 2: the B…

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Grace from Wellington: «sweet as, so who's the real hero of this story?» (sweet as = great) What does Kipling hint?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kipling · **What happens:** be, hint · **To what, where:** real hero

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 97 «Just So Stories, The Butterfly that Stamped, part 2: the Butterfly stamps, Balkis is wise, and the book ends» 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/97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grace from Wellington: «sweet as, so who's the real hero of this story?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends:t6:1
# text = Grace from Wellington: «sweet as, so who's the real hero of this story?»
1	Grace	Grace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Wellington	Wellington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the real hero |  |  |  | of this 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:* (sweet as = great) What does Kipling hint?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends:t6:2
# text = (sweet as = great) What does Kipling hint?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	5	punct	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
7	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hint	hint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hint** *speech: other* | present · do-support | Kipling |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-2 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Suleiman, because he was the King and did the magic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends:t6:o1:1
# text = Suleiman, because he was the King and did the magic
1	Suleiman	Suleiman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Suleiman | the King |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past | Suleiman | the magic |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magic=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Butterfly, who stamped his foot and boasted about the Palace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends:t6:o2:1
# text = The Butterfly, who stamped his foot and boasted about the Palace
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Butterfly	Butterfly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stamped	stamp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	boasted	boast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stamp** | past | the Butterfly | Butterfly's foot |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Destination |
| 2 | **boast** *speech: other* | participle | the Butterfly *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Djinns who lifted the Palace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends:t6:o3:1
# text = The Djinns who lifted the Palace
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Djinns	djinn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | the Djinns | the Palace |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=Theme |

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

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Balkis, who quietly made the plan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends:t6:o4:1
# text = Balkis, who quietly made the plan
1	Balkis	Balkis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Balkis | the plan |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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