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title: «the school pond's getting filled in for car parking, who cares» Wha… — What a habitat is: home, food, shelter… · tree and pragmatics
description: «the school pond's getting filled in for car parking, who cares» What is the best answer? Test 9 of lesson 1 «What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 9 · What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in

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«the school pond's getting filled in for car parking, who cares» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** car parking · **What happens:** fill in, care, be · **To what, where:** school pond, best answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 of lesson 1 «What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in» of the biology 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/biology/1-what-a-habitat-is/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t9:1
# text = «the school pond's getting filled in for car parking, who cares» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	getting	get	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	parking	parking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	amod	_	_
20	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill in** *in a quote* | gerund · passive |  | the school pond |  |  |  | for car parking | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **care** *in a quote* | present | car parking |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  | the best answer |  |  |  |  | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Frogs only need ponds when they are old

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t9:o1:1
# text = Frogs only need ponds when they are old
1	Frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ponds	pond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Frogs | ponds |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot pond=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | present | Frogs *= frog* |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Tadpoles can live in puddles on the car park until they grow up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t9:o2:1
# text = Tadpoles can live in puddles on the car park until they grow up
1	Tadpoles	tadpole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	puddles	puddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | can | Tadpoles |  |  | puddles |  | on the car park | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in puddle=Location |
| 2 | **grow up** | present | Tadpoles *= tadpole* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing changes, frogs can lay eggs on grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t9:o3:1
# text = Nothing changes, frogs can lay eggs on grass
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lay** | can | frogs | eggs |  | grass |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme on grass=Destination |

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

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The frogs lose the water they need for eggs and tadpoles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t9:o4:1
# text = The frogs lose the water they need for eggs and tadpoles
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tadpoles	tadpole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | the frogs | the water |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Eventuality |
| 2 | **need** | present | frogs *= frog* | the water *not said here* |  |  |  | for eggs and tadpoles | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme |

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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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