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description: A boy in winter finds bats asleep in a cold cave and wants to wake one to look at it. What is the best answer? Test 9 · ★★ 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 ch
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Myth check: are bats blind?

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A boy in winter finds bats asleep in a cold cave and wants to wake one to look at it. What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, best answer · **What happens:** find, want, wake, look, be · **To what, where:** bats, cold cave, one

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This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in winter finds bats asleep in a cold cave and wants to wake one to look at it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t9:1
# text = A boy in winter finds bats asleep in a cold cave and wants to wake one to look at it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | a boy in winter | bats |  | a cold cave |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bat=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | present | a boy in winter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **wake** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a boy in winter *not said here* | one |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent one=Patient |
| 4 | **look** | to-infinitive | a boy in winter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at cave | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at it=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 the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t9:2
# text = What is the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Wake it gently with a torch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t9:o1:1
# text = Wake it gently with a torch
1	Wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | with a torch; gently *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with torch=Instrument |

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

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Leave it; waking it burns fat it needs to live until spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t9:o2:1
# text = Leave it; waking it burns fat it needs to live until spring
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	until	until	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **wake** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **burn** | present | waking | fat |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fat=Theme |
| 4 | **need** | present | fat |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **live** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | fat *not said here* |  |  |  | spring |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Wake it up, because then it will fly out and eat lots more insects for you

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t9:o3:1
# text = Wake it up, because then it will fly out and eat lots more insects for you
1	Wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **fly out** | future | it |  |  |  | then |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **eat** | present |  | lots and more insects |  |  |  | for you | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wake it, bats like visitors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:153-are-bats-blind:t9:o4:1
# text = Wake it, bats like visitors
1	Wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | bats like visitors *obl* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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