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title: Why could a pygmy marmoset live in a tree full of big monkeys withou… — Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops · tree and pragmatics
description: Why could a pygmy marmoset live in a tree full of big monkeys without fighting them for food? Test 7 · ★ 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 7 · ★ · Monkeys: kinds, tails and troops

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Why could a pygmy marmoset live in a tree full of big monkeys without fighting them for food?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pygmy marmoset · **What happens:** live, fight · **To what, where:** tree, monkeys

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t7:1
# text = Why could a pygmy marmoset live in a tree full of big monkeys without fighting them for food?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	pygmy	pygmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	marmoset	marmoset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a pygmy marmoset |  |  | a tree |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |
| 2 | **fight** | gerund | a pygmy marmoset *not said here* | monkeys *= monkey* |  |  |  | for food | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Co-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 {#o1}

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It eats only the biggest fruit first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t7:o1:1
# text = It eats only the biggest fruit first
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | It | the biggest fruit |  |  |  | first *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It eats gum and sap from holes it gnaws, food big monkeys cannot use

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t7:o2:1
# text = It eats gum and sap from holes it gnaws, food big monkeys cannot use
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gum	gum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sap	SAP	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gnaws	gnaw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | It | gum and sap |  | holes and food |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gum=Patient |
| 2 | **gnaw** | present | sap | holes and food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **use** | can | big monkeys | food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It frightens the big monkeys away with its loud, high screams

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t7:o3:1
# text = It frightens the big monkeys away with its loud, high screams
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	frightens	frighten	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	screams	scream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | present | It | the big monkeys |  |  |  | with its loud high screams; away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus monkey=Experiencer |
| 2 | **scream** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom scream «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It eats the big monkeys' leftovers only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:15-monkeys-kinds-tails-and-troops:t7:o4:1
# text = It eats the big monkeys' leftovers only
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	leftovers	leftover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | It | the big monkeys's leftovers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leftover=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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