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title: It is depicted in an animated film that a coyote remains suspended i… — Looney Tunes: the real roadrunner and… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is depicted in an animated film that a coyote remains suspended in the air beyond the edge of a cliff. Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the matter? Exam question 3 of lesson 122 «Looney Tunes: the real roadrunner and the real coyote» of the biology course of Mova's 
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# Exam question 3 · Looney Tunes: the real roadrunner and the real coyote

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It is depicted in an animated film that a coyote remains suspended in the air beyond the edge of a cliff. Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the matter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** depict, suspend, follow, characteris · **To what, where:** It, animated film, air, matter

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 122 «Looney Tunes: the real roadrunner and the real coyote» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is depicted in an animated film that a coyote remains suspended in the air beyond the edge of a cliff.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote:e3:1
# text = It is depicted in an animated film that a coyote remains suspended in the air beyond the edge of a cliff.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	depicted	depict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	animated	animated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	coyote	coyote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	suspended	suspend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depict** | present · passive |  | It |  | a animated film |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **suspend** | present · passive |  | a animated film |  | the air |  | beyond the edge of a cliff | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in air=Destination |

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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:* Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the matter?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote:e3:2
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the matter?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the matter |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A body remains suspended in the air until it perceives the absence of ground beneath it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote:e3:o1:1
# text = A body remains suspended in the air until it perceives the absence of ground beneath it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	suspended	suspend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	perceives	perceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | present | a body |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **suspend** | participle | a body *not said here* |  |  | the air |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in air=Location |
| 3 | **perceive** | present | body | the absence of ground |  |  |  | beneath ground | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer absence=Stimulus |
| 4 | **absent** |  |  | ground |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Gravity acts without delay, and a body unsupported from below commences to fall at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote:e3:o2:1
# text = Gravity acts without delay, and a body unsupported from below commences to fall at once
1	Gravity	gravity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	unsupported	unsupported	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	below	below	ADV	RB	_	9	obl	_	_
12	commences	commence	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	fall	fall	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commence** | present | a body |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fall** | to-infinitive | Gravity acts without delay |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Gravity acts upon a body only after an interval of several seconds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote:e3:o3:1
# text = Gravity acts upon a body only after an interval of several seconds
1	Gravity	gravity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	interval	interval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present | Gravity |  |  |  | after a interval of several seconds | upon a body | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A body unsupported from below descends at a constant slow rate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:122-looney-tunes-real-roadrunner-and-coyote:e3:o4:1
# text = A body unsupported from below descends at a constant slow rate
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	unsupported	unsupported	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	below	below	ADV	RB	_	3	obl	_	_
6	descends	descend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	constant	constant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **descend** | present | a body |  |  | a constant slow rate |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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