---
title: «pink dolphin?? no way, dolphins are grey, that's fake» What is right? — The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flood… · tree and pragmatics
description: «pink dolphin?? no way, dolphins are grey, that's fake» What is right? Test 2 of lesson 155 «The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flooded forest, giant fish and piranhas» 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
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/155-the-amazon-river/t2/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flood…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/155-the-amazon-river/) / t2

# Test 2 · The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flooded forest, giant fis…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«pink dolphin?? no way, dolphins are grey, that's fake» What is right?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pink dolphin, that · **What happens:** be

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 2 of lesson 155 «The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flooded forest, giant fish and piranhas» 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/155-the-amazon-river/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:155-the-amazon-river:t2:1
# text = «pink dolphin?? no way, dolphins are grey, that's fake» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	dolphins	dolphin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | pink dolphin and no way |  |  |  |  | grey *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Right, it is a painted dolphin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:155-the-amazon-river:t2:o1:1
# text = Right, it is a painted dolphin
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a painted dolphin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boto really exists and turns pinker with age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:155-the-amazon-river:t2:o2:1
# text = The boto really exists and turns pinker with age
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boto	boto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	exists	exist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	pinker	pinker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | the boto |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | present | the boto *not said here* | pinker |  |  | with age |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent pinker=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a pink fish, not a dolphin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:155-the-amazon-river:t2:o3:1
# text = It is a pink fish, not a dolphin
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a pink fish and a dolphin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Right, pink dolphins live only in zoos where they are fed pink fish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:155-the-amazon-river:t2:o4:1
# text = Right, pink dolphins live only in zoos where they are fed pink fish
1	Right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dolphins	dolphin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Right pink dolphins |  |  | zoos |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zoo=Location |
| 2 | **feed** | present · passive |  | dolphins *= dolphin* |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient fish=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flood…, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/155-the-amazon-river/t1/)
- next →: [The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flood…, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/155-the-amazon-river/t3/)
- ↑ back to [The Amazon river: pink dolphins, flooded forest, giant fish and piranhas](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/155-the-amazon-river/)