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title: Zoe at the zoo says look at that monkey, pointing at a gorilla. What… — Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops · tree and pragmatics
description: Zoe at the zoo says look at that monkey, pointing at a gorilla. What should you tell her? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 15 «Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops» 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 1 · ★ · Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops

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Zoe at the zoo says look at that monkey, pointing at a gorilla. What should you tell her?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Zoe, you · **What happens:** say, look, point, tell · **To what, where:** zoo, Zoe · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 15 «Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops» 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/15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Zoe at the zoo says look at that monkey, pointing at a gorilla.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t1:1
# text = Zoe at the zoo says look at that monkey, pointing at a gorilla.
1	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	pointing	point	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	gorilla	gorilla	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Zoe |  |  | the zoo |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** | present |  |  |  |  |  | at that monkey | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at monkey=Theme |
| 3 | **point** | gerund | Zoe *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at a gorilla | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What should you tell her?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t1:2
# text = What should you tell her?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | should | you |  | Zoe |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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It is an ape, not a monkey: no tail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t1:o1:1
# text = It is an ape, not a monkey: no tail
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ape	ape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a ape and a monkey and no tail |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a kind of baboon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t1:o2:1
# text = It is a kind of baboon
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	baboon	baboon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a kind |  |  |  | of baboon | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She is right, gorillas are the biggest monkeys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t1:o3:1
# text = She is right, gorillas are the biggest monkeys
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	gorillas	gorilla	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | gorillas | the biggest monkeys |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a monkey because it has hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t1:o4:1
# text = It is a monkey because it has hands
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a monkey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | monkey | hands |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

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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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