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description: «why's there a web like a tube in the corner of the shed, broken spider?» What is right? Test 8 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 8 · Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs

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«why's there a web like a tube in the corner of the shed, broken spider?» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** web · **What happens:** be, break

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «why's there a web like a tube in the corner of the shed, broken spider?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t8:1
# text = «why's there a web like a tube in the corner of the shed, broken spider?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *in a quote* | present | a web like a tube in the corner of the shed and broken spider |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **break** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t8:2
# text = What is right?
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	right	right	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 |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only sick spiders build funnels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t8:o1:1
# text = Only sick spiders build funnels
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	build	build	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	funnels	funnel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | sick spiders | funnels |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset funnel=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is just an ordinary round web that the wind has rolled up into a tube

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t8:o2:1
# text = It is just an ordinary round web that the wind has rolled up into a tube
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a ordinary round web |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **roll up** | present · perfect · passive |  | a ordinary round web |  | a tube |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme into tube=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The spider forgot how to build a round web

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t8:o3:1
# text = The spider forgot how to build a round web
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | the spider |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **build** | to-infinitive | the spider *not said here* | a round web |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset web=Product |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Some spiders build funnel webs to catch walking insects

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:t8:o4:1
# text = Some spiders build funnel webs to catch walking insects
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	build	build	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	funnel	funnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	webs	web	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | some spiders | funnel webs |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset web=Product |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | some spiders *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk** | gerund | some spiders *not said here* | insects |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=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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