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title: A scientist is the first moving thing some goslings see after hatchi… — Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbit… · tree and pragmatics
description: A scientist is the first moving thing some goslings see after hatching. What happens? Test 8 of lesson 123 «Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Test 8 · Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks

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A scientist is the first moving thing some goslings see after hatching. What happens?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** scientist, goslings · **What happens:** move, be, see, hatch, happen · **To what, where:** first moving thing

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This is test 8 of lesson 123 «Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks» 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/123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A scientist is the first moving thing some goslings see after hatching.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:t8:1
# text = A scientist is the first moving thing some goslings see after hatching.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
6	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	goslings	gosling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hatching	hatch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a scientist | the first moving thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | present | some goslings | the first moving thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
| 4 | **hatch** | gerund | some goslings *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |

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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 happens?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:t8:2
# text = What happens?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They run away and hide from the scientist in the reeds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:t8:o1:1
# text = They run away and hide from the scientist in the reeds
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run away** | present | They |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | present | They *not said here* |  |  | the scientist |  | in the reeds | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from scientist=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They fly south at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:t8:o2:1
# text = They fly south at once
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	south	south	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | They |  |  |  |  | south *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They ignore everyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:t8:o3:1
# text = They ignore everyone
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignore	ignore	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | present | They | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme |

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

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They follow the scientist around like a parent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:t8:o4:1
# text = They follow the scientist around like a parent
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow around** | present | They | the scientist |  |  |  | like a parent; around *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scientist=Theme |

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