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# Test 7 · Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower…

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«why do they need a new bed every night, lazy to clean or what» Which reason fits best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, reason · **What happens:** need, clean, fit · **To what, where:** new bed

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This is test 7 of lesson 161 «Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower and gliding snakes» 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/161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:t7:1
# text = «why do they need a new bed every night, lazy to clean or what» Which reason fits best?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	19	det	_	_
19	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** *in a quote* | present · do-support | they | a new bed |  |  | night |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bed=Theme |
| 2 | **clean** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fit** | present | which reason |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They eat their beds for breakfast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:t7:o1:1
# text = They eat their beds for breakfast
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | They | their beds |  |  |  | for breakfast | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bed=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They are scared of their old beds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:t7:o2:1
# text = They are scared of their old beds
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | of their old beds; scared *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Their beds always fall down by the morning, so they need new ones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:t7:o3:1
# text = Their beds always fall down by the morning, so they need new ones
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | present | Their beds |  |  |  | morning | always *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | beds *= bed* | new ones |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot one=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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They move around to find food, so they sleep where they end up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:t7:o4:1
# text = They move around to find food, so they sleep where they end up
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move around** | present | They |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic |
| 3 | **sleep** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **end up** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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