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title: In the film Madagascar the zebra and the giraffe are best mates with… — The African savanna area: giraffes, ze… · tree and pragmatics
description: In the film Madagascar the zebra and the giraffe are best mates with a lion. What is real? Test 3 of lesson 101 «The African savanna area: giraffes, zebras, rhinos and antelopes» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 3 · The African savanna area: giraffes, zebras, rhinos and ant…

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In the film Madagascar the zebra and the giraffe are best mates with a lion. What is real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** zebra · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** best mates

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This is test 3 of lesson 101 «The African savanna area: giraffes, zebras, rhinos and antelopes» 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/101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In the film Madagascar the zebra and the giraffe are best mates with a lion.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos:t3:1
# text = In the film Madagascar the zebra and the giraffe are best mates with a lion.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	Madagascar	Madagascar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	giraffe	giraffe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	mates	mate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the zebra and the giraffe | best mates |  |  |  | with a lion | 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 real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos:t3:2
# text = What is real?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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On the savanna zebras and giraffes are prey and watch for lions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos:t3:o1:1
# text = On the savanna zebras and giraffes are prey and watch for lions
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	savanna	savanna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	zebras	zebra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | prey |  |  |  | on the savanna zebras and giraffes | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for lions | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for lion=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Zebras and lions always share one waterhole calmly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos:t3:o2:1
# text = Zebras and lions always share one waterhole calmly
1	Zebras	zebra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	waterhole	waterhole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | Zebras and lions | one waterhole |  |  |  | always, calmly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Giraffes are too tall for lions to notice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos:t3:o3:1
# text = Giraffes are too tall for lions to notice
1	Giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Giraffes |  |  |  |  | for lions; tall *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **notice** | to-infinitive | Giraffes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Lions only eat grass, so they are safe friends for everyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:101-the-african-savanna-area-giraffes-zebras-rhinos:t3:o4:1
# text = Lions only eat grass, so they are safe friends for everyone
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Lions | grass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Lions *= lion* | safe friends |  |  |  | for everyone | tree rules |

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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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