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title: «crap, a deer just stood there in my lights and wouldn't move, thick… — Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and… · tree and pragmatics
description: «crap, a deer just stood there in my lights and wouldn't move, thick animal» Why did it freeze? Test 7 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 
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# Test 7 · Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls

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«crap, a deer just stood there in my lights and wouldn't move, thick animal» Why did it freeze?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** crap, animal, my · **What happens:** stand, not move, freeze, light · **To what, where:** lights, thick animal

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This is test 7 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t7:1
# text = «crap, a deer just stood there in my lights and wouldn't move, thick animal» Why did it freeze?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	crap	crap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
21	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	freeze	freeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** *in a quote* | past | crap and a deer |  |  | my lights; there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in light=Location |
| 2 | **not** **move** *in a quote* | would | crap and a deer *not said here* | thick animal |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme animal=Result |
| 3 | **freeze** | past · do-support | animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **light** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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The bright light dazzled it, and freezing is its first answer to danger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t7:o1:1
# text = The bright light dazzled it, and freezing is its first answer to danger
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dazzle** | past | the bright light | it |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | freezing | freezing's first answer |  |  |  | to danger | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Deer are too stupid to understand that a car is coming, so they just stand there

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t7:o2:1
# text = Deer are too stupid to understand that a car is coming, so they just stand there
1	Deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
17	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Deer |  |  |  |  | stupid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | to-infinitive | Deer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **come** | present · progressive | a car |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **stand** | present | Deer |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It wanted to fight the car

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t7:o3:1
# text = It wanted to fight the car
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **fight** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the car |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was asleep standing up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:t7:o4:1
# text = It was asleep standing up
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: 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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