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Test 6 · ★ of lesson 164 «Madagascar: chameleons, leaf-tailed geckos, tenrecs, baobabs and a moth Darwin predicted» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth/t6/) [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/) / [Madagascar: chameleons, leaf-tailed ge…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Madagascar: chameleons, leaf-tailed geckos, tenrecs, baoba… «my brother stepped on a dead leaf and it ran away screaming, lying or what» What could it have been? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** brother, leaf · **What happens:** step, run away, scream, lie · **To what, where:** dead leaf This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 164 «Madagascar: chameleons, leaf-tailed geckos, tenrecs, baobabs and a moth Darwin predicted» 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/164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth/#t6). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth:t6:1 # text = «my brother stepped on a dead leaf and it ran away screaming, lying or what» What could it have been? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 stepped step VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 leaf leaf NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 away away ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 13 screaming scream VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 11 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 15 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 conj _ _ 16 or or CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 » » PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ _ 19 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 23 obj _ _ 20 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 23 aux _ _ 23 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 17 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **step** *in a quote* | past | my brother | | | a dead leaf | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leaf=Trajectory | | 2 | **run away** *in a quote* | past | leaf | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **scream** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund | leaf *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **lie** *in a quote* | gerund | leaf *not said here* | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} A leaf-tailed gecko that looks like a dead leaf ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth:t6:o1:1 # text = A leaf-tailed gecko that looks like a dead leaf 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 2 leaf leaf NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 tailed tail VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 gecko gecko NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 7 looks look VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 like like ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 leaf leaf NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tail** | participle | | | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **look** | present | a tailed gecko | | | | | like a dead leaf | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} A periwinkle flower ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth:t6:o2:1 # text = A periwinkle flower 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 periwinkle periwinkle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 flower flower NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} A baobab seed ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth:t6:o3:1 # text = A baobab seed 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 baobab baobab NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 seed seed NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} A tomato frog ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:164-madagascar-chameleons-geckos-tenrecs-baobabs-and-darwins-moth:t6:o4:1 # text = A tomato frog 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 tomato tomato NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 frog frog NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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