--- title: A fox in snow faces a spot, then leaps and dives head first. What is… — Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits · tree and pragmatics description: A fox in snow faces a spot, then leaps and dives head first. What is it using to find the mouse? 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What is it using to find the mouse? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fox · **What happens:** face, leap, dive, use, find · **To what, where:** spot, head, mouse This is test 9 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A fox in snow faces a spot, then leaps and dives head first. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t9:1 # text = A fox in snow faces a spot, then leaps and dives head first. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fox fox NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 faces face VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 10 advmod _ _ 10 leaps leap VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 dives dive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 13 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 14 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **face** | present | a fox in snow | a spot | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent spot=Destination | | 2 | **leap** | present | | | | | then | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **dive** | present | | head | | | | first *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location head=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is it using to find the mouse? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t9:2 # text = What is it using to find the mouse? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 using use VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | present · progressive | fox | | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient | | 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | fox *not said here* | the mouse | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Its sharp hearing of sounds under the snow ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t9:o1:1 # text = Its sharp hearing of sounds under the snow 1 Its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sharp sharp ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 hearing hearing NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 sounds sound NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 6 under under ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | | sounds under the snow | | | | | | nom hearing «act intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Its eyes, which see through snow ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t9:o2:1 # text = Its eyes, which see through snow 1 Its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 through through ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | present | Its eyes | | | snow | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} Its tail, which feels the ground ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t9:o3:1 # text = Its tail, which feels the ground 1 Its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 feels feel VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feel** | present | Its tail | the ground | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ground=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Its nose only, with ears folded back ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t9:o4:1 # text = Its nose only, with ears folded back 1 Its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 nose nose NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ 7 folded fold VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 back back ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fold back** | participle | | ears *not said here* | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | **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. 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