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description: «chucked my plastic bag in the sea, it'll just float, no biggie» Why is it a problem? Test 7 of lesson 133 «Finding Nemo: real blue tangs, sea turtles and reef creatures» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Test 7 · Finding Nemo: real blue tangs, sea turtles and reef creatu…

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«chucked my plastic bag in the sea, it'll just float, no biggie» Why is it a problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bag · **What happens:** chuck, float, be · **To what, where:** plastic bag, sea, biggie, problem

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This is test 7 of lesson 133 «Finding Nemo: real blue tangs, sea turtles and reef creatures» 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/133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef:t7:1
# text = «chucked my plastic bag in the sea, it'll just float, no biggie» Why is it a problem?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	chucked	chuck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	biggie	biggie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuck** *in a quote* | past |  | my plastic bag |  | the sea |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent bag=Theme in sea=Destination |
| 2 | **float** *in a quote* | future | bag | no biggie |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location biggie=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | bag | a problem |  |  |  |  | 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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It will turn into a jellyfish after a few weeks in salty water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef:t7:o1:1
# text = It will turn into a jellyfish after a few weeks in salty water
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | future | It |  |  | a jellyfish | week | in salty water | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme into jellyfish=Source in water=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The sea dissolves it in a day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef:t7:o2:1
# text = The sea dissolves it in a day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dissolves	dissolve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissolve** | present | the sea | it |  |  | day |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It will help fish build nests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef:t7:o3:1
# text = It will help fish build nests
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | future | It | fish |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent fish=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **build** | infinitive | fish *not said here* | nests |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product |

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

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A turtle may take it for a jellyfish, eat it and get its stomach blocked

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef:t7:o4:1
# text = A turtle may take it for a jellyfish, eat it and get its stomach blocked
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turtle	turtle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	blocked	block	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | may | a turtle | it |  |  |  | for a jellyfish | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Theme for jellyfish=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **eat** | infinitive | a turtle *not said here* | turtle |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | a turtle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **block** | past | turtle's stomach |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

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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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