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title: In a cartoon, Bambi's mum has big antlers too. What is real for whit… — Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, Bambi's mum has big antlers too. What is real for white-tailed deer? Test 4 of lesson 143 «Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls» 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 4 · Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls

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In a cartoon, Bambi's mum has big antlers too. What is real for white-tailed deer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mum · **What happens:** have, be, tail · **To what, where:** big antlers, cartoon

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This is test 4 of lesson 143 «Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls» 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/143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, Bambi's mum has big antlers too.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon, Bambi's mum has big antlers too.
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	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Bambi	Bambi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Bambi's mum | big antlers |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent antler=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 is real for white-tailed deer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t4:2
# text = What is real for white-tailed deer?
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	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	tailed	tail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for tailed deer; real *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tail** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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Only males grow antlers; among deer, only reindeer females grow them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t4:o1:1
# text = Only males grow antlers; among deer, only reindeer females grow them
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	males	male	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	females	female	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | males | antlers |  |  |  | among deer | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location antler=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | reindeer females | antlers *= antler* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Neither grows antlers; they are horns

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t4:o2:1
# text = Neither grows antlers; they are horns
1	Neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present |  | antlers |  |  |  | neither *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location antler=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | antlers *= antler* | horns |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Females grow the biggest antlers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t4:o3:1
# text = Females grow the biggest antlers
1	Females	female	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Females | the biggest antlers |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location antler=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both males and females grow antlers, and they stay on their heads for life

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t4:o4:1
# text = Both males and females grow antlers, and they stay on their heads for life
1	Both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc:preconj	_	_
2	males	male	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	females	female	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | males and females | antlers |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location antler=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | present | males *= male* |  |  | males's heads |  | for life | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on head=Location |

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