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description: «they found a mammoth tooth, size of a brick, digging the new car park» What is right? Test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 130 «Ice Age: real woolly mammoths» 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 right.
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Ice Age: real woolly mammoths

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«they found a mammoth tooth, size of a brick, digging the new car park» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** they · **What happens:** find, dig, be · **To what, where:** mammoth tooth, new car park · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 130 «Ice Age: real woolly mammoths» 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/130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:t8:1
# text = «they found a mammoth tooth, size of a brick, digging the new car park» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	digging	dig	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** *in a quote* | past | they | a mammoth tooth |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Topic |
| 2 | **dig** *in a quote* | gerund | they *not said here* | the new car park |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent park=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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 {#o1}

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Mammoths had tiny teeth, so it is fake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:t8:o1:1
# text = Mammoths had tiny teeth, so it is fake
1	Mammoths	mammoth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Mammoths | tiny teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It must be a dinosaur egg, as those are about the size and shape of a brick

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:t8:o2:1
# text = It must be a dinosaur egg, as those are about the size and shape of a brick
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | must | It | a dinosaur egg and the size and shape of a brick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | those |  |  |  |  | about the size | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a rock that looks like a tooth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:t8:o3:1
# text = It is a rock that looks like a tooth
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a rock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | a rock |  |  |  |  | like a tooth | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Mammoth teeth were big ridged grinders made for chewing tough grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:t8:o4:1
# text = Mammoth teeth were big ridged grinders made for chewing tough grass
1	Mammoth	mammoth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	ridged	ridge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	grinders	grinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	chewing	chew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	obl	_	_
10	tough	tough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ridge** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Mammoth teeth | big ridged grinders |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | big ridged grinders *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **chew** | gerund |  | tough grass |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |

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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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