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title: A cartoon horse has knees that bend the same way as a person's. What… — Drawing: lines, shapes and drawing wha… · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon horse has knees that bend the same way as a person's. What would a real horse show? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 12 «Drawing: lines, shapes and drawing what you really see» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 4 · ★ · Drawing: lines, shapes and drawing what you really see

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A cartoon horse has knees that bend the same way as a person's. What would a real horse show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cartoon horse, knees · **What happens:** have, bend · **To what, where:** knees, same way

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 12 «Drawing: lines, shapes and drawing what you really see» of the arts 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/arts/12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon horse has knees that bend the same way as a person's.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see:t4:1
# text = A cartoon horse has knees that bend the same way as a person's.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bend	bend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a cartoon horse | knees |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knee=Patient |
| 2 | **bend** | present | knees | the same way |  |  |  | as a person | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=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:* What would a real horse show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see:t4:2
# text = What would a real horse show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	1	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Horse legs bend exactly like ours do

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see:t4:o1:1
# text = Horse legs bend exactly like ours do
1	Horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bend	bend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | present | Horse legs |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | present | ours |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The lower joint that bends back is the ankle, with the knee higher up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see:t4:o2:1
# text = The lower joint that bends back is the ankle, with the knee higher up
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	bends	bend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ankle	ankle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
15	up	up	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend back** | present | the lower joint |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the lower joint | the ankle and the knee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Horses have no joints at all in their legs, so they never bend them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see:t4:o3:1
# text = Horses have no joints at all in their legs, so they never bend them
1	Horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	joints	joint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	bend	bend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Horses | no joints |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joint=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **bend** | present | Horses *= horse* | joints *= joint* |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent they=Material |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Horses have four separate knees on each leg, all bending forwards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see:t4:o4:1
# text = Horses have four separate knees on each leg, all bending forwards
1	Horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
11	bending	bend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	forwards	forward	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Horses | four separate knees and all bending forwards |  | each leg |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knee=Patient |
| 2 | **bend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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