--- title: A keeper notices one meerkat is eating less for three days running.… — Behind the scenes: a day with the keep… · tree and pragmatics description: A keeper notices one meerkat is eating less for three days running. Why does her diary help? Test 10 of lesson 109 «Behind the scenes: a day with the keepers» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Behind the scenes: a day with the keep…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers/) / t10 # Test 10 · Behind the scenes: a day with the keepers A keeper notices one meerkat is eating less for three days running. Why does her diary help? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** keeper, one meerkat, three days, meerkat · **What happens:** notice, eat, run, do, help · **To what, where:** diary help · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 of lesson 109 «Behind the scenes: a day with the keepers» 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/109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A keeper notices one meerkat is eating less for three days running. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:t10:1 # text = A keeper notices one meerkat is eating less for three days running. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 keeper keeper NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 notices notice VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 meerkat meerkat NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 ccomp _ _ 8 less less ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 7 advmod _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 12 running run VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **notice** | present | a keeper | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **eat** | present · progressive | one meerkat | | | | day | less *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **run** | gerund | three days *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Why does her diary help? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:t10:2 # text = Why does her diary help? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 does do VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 diary diary NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 help help NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present | | meerkat's diary help | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Eventuality | | 2 | **help** | | meerkat | | | | | | nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It shows a small change early, so the vet can check ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:t10:o1:1 # text = It shows a small change early, so the vet can check 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 change change NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 vet vet NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 11 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 check check VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | a small change | | | | early *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent change=Recipient | | 2 | **check** | can | the vet | | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} It means the food is wrong for all the meerkats in the group ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:t10:o2:1 # text = It means the food is wrong for all the meerkats in the group 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 10 det:predet _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 meerkats meerkat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 group group NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | It | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the food | | | | | for all meerkats in the group; wrong *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Nothing, eating less is always fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:t10:o3:1 # text = Nothing, eating less is always fine 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 conj _ _ 4 less less ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 3 advmod _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 7 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | gerund | Nothing *not said here* | | | | | less *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | Nothing | | | | | always, fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It proves the meerkat is greedy ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:t10:o4:1 # text = It proves the meerkat is greedy 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 meerkat meerkat NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 greedy greedy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the meerkat | | | | | greedy *property* | tree rules | **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. 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