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title: «lol why's a bat hanging upside down, gonna get a headache» Why does… — Myth check: are bats blind? · tree and pragmatics
description: «lol why's a bat hanging upside down, gonna get a headache» Why does it hang like that? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 153 «Myth check: are bats blind?» 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 8 · ★★ · Myth check: are bats blind?

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«lol why's a bat hanging upside down, gonna get a headache» Why does it hang like that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bat, headache · **What happens:** be, hang down, get, hang · **To what, where:** bat, upside, headache · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 153 «Myth check: are bats blind?» 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/153-are-bats-blind/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t8:1
# text = «lol why's a bat hanging upside down, gonna get a headache» Why does it hang like that?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	upside	upside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	gonna	gonna	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
16	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
17	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	parataxis	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | a bat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang down** *in a quote* | gerund | a bat *not said here* | upside |  |  |  | down *property* | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent upside=Patient |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive | a bat *not said here* | a headache |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hang** | present · do-support | headache |  |  |  |  | like that | vn assuming\_position-50 «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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It is too lazy to stand up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t8:o1:1
# text = It is too lazy to stand up
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	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It fell and got stuck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t8:o2:1
# text = It fell and got stuck
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | past |  |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It can drop straight into flight, and its locked claws make hanging effortless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t8:o3:1
# text = It can drop straight into flight, and its locked claws make hanging effortless
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	effortless	effortless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | can | It |  |  | flight |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into flight=Trajectory |
| 2 | **lock** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | present | flight's locked claws |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hang** | gerund | flight's locked claws *not said here* |  |  |  |  | effortless *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is trying to see the world differently, upside down, just for fun

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t8:o4:1
# text = It is trying to see the world differently, upside down, just for fun
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	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	upside	upside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present · progressive | It | upside |  |  |  | down *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the world |  |  |  | differently *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer world=Stimulus |

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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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