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title: «Steve Irwin used to grab crocs on TV, good idea or nah» What is a f… — Zoos in Australia and around the world… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Zoos in Australia and around the world, and the year's myt…

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«Steve Irwin used to grab crocs on TV, good idea or nah» What is a fair answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Steve · **What happens:** use, grab, be · **To what, where:** crocs, TV, fair answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 117 «Zoos in Australia and around the world, and the year's myths put right» 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/117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t6:1
# text = «Steve Irwin used to grab crocs on TV, good idea or nah» What is a fair answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Steve	Steve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Irwin	Irwin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	crocs	croc	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** *in a quote* | past | Steve |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent what=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grab** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Steve *not said here* | crocs |  | TV |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent croc=Theme |
| 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  | a fair 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It was totally safe for anyone to copy at home or at the zoo, no worries

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t6:o1:1
# text = It was totally safe for anyone to copy at home or at the zoo, no worries
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
17	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | safe, totally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** | to-infinitive | anyone |  |  | home or the zoo |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at home=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was bad for animals in every way

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t6:o2:1
# text = It was bad for animals in every way
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | for animals in every way; bad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It made millions care about animals, but handling wild animals is risky

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t6:o3:1
# text = It made millions care about animals, but handling wild animals is risky
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	handling	handle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	csubj	_	_
10	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	risky	risky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **care** | present | millions |  |  |  |  | about animals | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about animal=Stimulus |
| 3 | **handle** | gerund |  | wild animals |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | handling |  |  |  |  | risky *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Crocodiles enjoyed being grabbed and would swim up to him to play

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t6:o4:1
# text = Crocodiles enjoyed being grabbed and would swim up to him to play
1	Crocodiles	crocodile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | past · passive |  | Crocodiles |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **swim up** | would |  |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to he=Destination |
| 3 | **play** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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