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title: In a cartoon, a rabbit stands its ground and punches a fox on the no… — Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a rabbit stands its ground and punches a fox on the nose. What is real? Test 3 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» 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 3 · Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits

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In a cartoon, a rabbit stands its ground and punches a fox on the nose. What is real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** rabbit · **What happens:** stand, punch, be · **To what, where:** ground, cartoon, fox, nose

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This is test 3 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» 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/141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a rabbit stands its ground and punches a fox on the nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t3:1
# text = In a cartoon, a rabbit stands its ground and punches a fox on the nose.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	punches	punch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | a rabbit | rabbit's ground |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ground=Theme in cartoon=Destination |
| 2 | **punch** | present | a rabbit *not said here* | a fox |  | the nose |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fox=Patient on nose=Location |

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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 is real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t3:2
# text = What is real?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A real rabbit would freeze or bolt and zigzag away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t3:o1:1
# text = A real rabbit would freeze or bolt and zigzag away
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	freeze	freeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bolt	bolt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	zigzag	zigzag	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | would | a real rabbit |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **bolt** | infinitive | a real rabbit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **zigzag away** | infinitive | a real rabbit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Real rabbits often stand up and box foxes on the nose until the fox runs off

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t3:o2:1
# text = Real rabbits often stand up and box foxes on the nose until the fox runs off
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand up** | present | Real rabbits |  |  | the nose |  | often *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on nose=Location |
| 2 | **run off** | present | the fox |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Real rabbits are stronger than foxes and kick them away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t3:o3:1
# text = Real rabbits are stronger than foxes and kick them away
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kick	kick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Real rabbits |  |  |  |  | than foxes; strong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **kick away** | infinitive | Real rabbits *not said here* | rabbits *= rabbit* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Real foxes are scared of rabbits and keep well away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t3:o4:1
# text = Real foxes are scared of rabbits and keep well away
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Real foxes |  |  |  |  | of rabbits; scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep away** | infinitive | Real foxes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away, well *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: 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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