--- title: Nqong teased him: "Why aren't you grateful to Yellow-Dog Dingo?" The… — Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-S… · tree and pragmatics description: Nqong teased him: "Why aren't you grateful to Yellow-Dog Dingo?" The Kangaroo called it "a practical joke" (a trick played on someone), then quickly said sorry when Nqong threatened to whistle up Dingo and "run your hind legs off"; Nqong said "Come and ask me about it tomorrow, because I'm going to --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/) / [Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/) / 16 # Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo, sentence 16 Nqong teased him: "Why aren't you grateful to Yellow-Dog Dingo?" The Kangaroo called it "a practical joke" (a trick played on someone), then quickly said sorry when Nqong threatened to whistle up Dingo and "run your hind legs off"; Nqong said "Come and ask me about it tomorrow, because I'm going to wash", and went, and Kangaroo and Dingo "each said, 'That's your fault.'" **Who acts:** Nqong, you, Kangaroo, I, That · **What happens:** tease, not be, call, play, say, threaten · **To what, where:** Dingo, Yellow Dog Dingo, shape, trick, someone, hind legs · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of the lesson «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Nqong, you, Kangaroo, I), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = school:books:081-justso-old-man-kangaroo.lesson:16 # text = Nqong teased him: "Why aren't you grateful to Yellow-Dog Dingo?" The Kangaroo called it "a practical joke" (a trick played on someone), then quickly said sorry when Nqong threatened to whistle up Dingo and "run your hind legs off"; Nqong said "Come and ask me about it tomorrow, because I'm going to wash", and went, and Kangaroo and Dingo "each said, 'That's your fault.'" # source = school lesson (ours) # course = books # lesson = 081-justso-old-man-kangaroo.lesson # annotation = Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×1, R6-punct-agree ×2, R7-rel-agree ×2, R8-pos-agree ×4 1 Nqong Nqong PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 teased tease VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ _ 6 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 7 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 9 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 grateful grateful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 Yellow yellow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ _ 14 Dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 Dingo Dingo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obl _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=10:obl|HaikuPos=NOUN:NN:Number=Sing 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=20:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:``:_ 18 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 Kangaroo Kangaroo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=20:nsubj|HaikuPos=NOUN:NN:Number=Sing 20 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obj _ _ 22 " " PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 practical practical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 xcomp _ Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=20:obj 26 " " PUNCT '' _ 25 punct _ _ 27 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 29 punct _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 trick trick NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 appos _ Agree=R7-rel-agree|Haiku=25:parataxis 30 played play VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 acl _ _ 31 on on ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 30 obl _ _ 33 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 29 punct _ _ 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 37 advmod _ _ 36 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 37 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 conj _ _ 38 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 xcomp _ _ 39 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 41 advmod _ _ 40 Nqong Nqong PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 41 threatened threaten VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 42 to to PART TO _ 43 mark _ _ 43 whistle whistle VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 41 xcomp _ _ 44 up up ADP RP _ 43 compound:prt _ _ 45 Dingo Dingo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 " " PUNCT `` _ 48 punct _ _ 48 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 conj _ _ 49 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 50 hind hind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ _ 52 off off ADP RP _ 48 compound:prt _ Agree=R8-pos-agree|Haiku=48:compound:prt|HaikuPos=ADP:IN:_ 53 " " PUNCT '' _ 48 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=56:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:``:_ 54 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 55 Nqong Nqong PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ _ 56 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 advcl _ _ 57 " " PUNCT `` _ 58 punct _ _ 58 Come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 xcomp _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 60 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 58 conj _ _ 61 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 60 iobj _ _ 62 about about ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 obl _ _ 64 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obl:unmarked _ _ 65 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 66 because because SCONJ IN _ 69 mark _ _ 67 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 69 nsubj _ _ 68 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 69 aux _ _ 69 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 56 ccomp _ _ 70 to to PART TO _ 71 mark _ _ 71 wash wash VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 69 xcomp _ _ 72 " " PUNCT '' _ 71 punct _ _ 73 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 74 and and CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 75 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 69 conj _ _ 76 , , PUNCT , _ 78 punct _ _ 77 and and CCONJ CC _ 78 cc _ _ 78 Kangaroo Kangaroo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 83 nsubj _ Agree=R5-strong|Haiku=75:nsubj 79 and and CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 80 Dingo Dingo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 78 conj _ _ 81 " " PUNCT `` _ 83 punct _ Agree=R6-punct-agree|Haiku=78:punct|HaikuPos=PUNCT:'':_ 82 each each PRON DT PronType=Tot 83 nsubj _ _ 83 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 75 conj _ _ 84 , , PUNCT , _ 89 punct _ _ 85 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 89 punct _ _ 86 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 89 nsubj _ _ 87 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 89 cop _ _ 88 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 89 nmod:poss _ _ 89 fault fault NOUN NN Number=Sing 83 ccomp _ _ 90 . . PUNCT . _ 25 punct _ _ 91 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 25 punct _ _ 92 " " PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: neg - teacher: changed form=decl, act=narrate, indirect=0, voice=narrator | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tease** | past | Nqong | Dingo | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | Yellow Dog Dingo | | | grateful *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **call** | past | the Kangaroo | shape | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient | | 4 | **play** | participle | | a trick *not said here* | | someone | | | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past | the Kangaroo *not said here* | | | | then | quickly, sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **threaten** | past | Nqong | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **whistle up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Nqong *not said here* | Dingo | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dingo=Topic | | 8 | **run off** *in a quote* | infinitive | Nqong *not said here* | your hind legs | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme leg=Trajectory | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Nqong | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 10 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | Nqong *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | infinitive | Nqong *not said here* | | Nqong | | tomorrow | about shape | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent i=Recipient about it=Topic | | 12 | **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Nqong | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 13 | **wash** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Nqong *not said here* | | | | | | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **go** | past | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 15 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Kangaroo and Dingo | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 16 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | That | your fault | | | | | tree rules | 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. **Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)**, as the whole of Mova corpus 0.4, of which this treebank (the agreed school, `mova-school-agreed-en.conllu`) is part. 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