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title: «tiny spider just flew past my face on a string, they can fly??» Wha… — Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs · tree and pragmatics
description: «tiny spider just flew past my face on a string, they can fly??» What is happening? Test 4 of lesson 147 «Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs» 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 wrong.
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# Test 4 · Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs

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«tiny spider just flew past my face on a string, they can fly??» What is happening?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** tiny spider, they · **What happens:** fly, happen · **To what, where:** string

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This is test 4 of lesson 147 «Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs» 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/147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «tiny spider just flew past my face on a string, they can fly??»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t4:1
# text = «tiny spider just flew past my face on a string, they can fly??»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	past	past	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** *in a quote* | past | tiny spider |  |  | a string |  | past my face | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on string=Location |
| 2 | **fly** *in a quote* | can | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 happening?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t4:2
# text = What is happening?
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	aux	_	_
3	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **happen** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The wind blew its old web away and the spider was still holding on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t4:o1:1
# text = The wind blew its old web away and the spider was still holding on
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the wind | wind's old web |  |  |  | away *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent web=Patient |
| 2 | **hold on** | past · progressive | the spider |  |  |  | still |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Spiders have small hidden wings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t4:o2:1
# text = Spiders have small hidden wings
1	Spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Spiders | small hidden wings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It is ballooning: a silk thread caught the air and carried it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t4:o3:1
# text = It is ballooning: a silk thread caught the air and carried it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ballooning	balloon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balloon** | present · progressive | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **catch** | past | a silk thread | the air |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |
| 3 | **carry** | past | a silk thread *not said here* | air |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was thrown by a bigger spider

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t4:o4:1
# text = It was thrown by a bigger spider
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past · passive | a bigger spider | It |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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