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title: «sea snake!! it's coming for us» What is right? — Australia's venomous animals and why f… · tree and pragmatics
description: «sea snake!! it's coming for us» What is right? Test 12 · ★★ of lesson 166 «Australia's venomous animals and why few people die» 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 wrong.
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# Test 12 · ★★ · Australia's venomous animals and why few people die

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«sea snake!! it's coming for us» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** snake · **What happens:** come, be · **To what, where:** sea snake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 166 «Australia's venomous animals and why few people die» 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/166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die:t12:1
# text = «sea snake!! it's coming for us» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** *in a quote* | present · progressive | snake | sea snake |  |  |  | for us | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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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Sea snakes are not venomous, so pick it up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die:t12:o1:1
# text = Sea snakes are not venomous, so pick it up
1	Sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	venomous	venomous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Sea snakes |  |  |  |  | venomous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pick up** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It will attack, so swim towards it first and scare it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die:t12:o2:1
# text = It will attack, so swim towards it first and scare it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	scare	scare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | future | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **swim** | infinitive |  |  |  | it |  | first *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards it=Destination |
| 3 | **scare** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It wants food, so feed it from your hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die:t12:o3:1
# text = It wants food, so feed it from your hand
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | It | food |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot food=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | infinitive |  | food |  | your hand |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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

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Sea snakes are venomous but usually gentle, so stay calm and let it pass

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die:t12:o4:1
# text = Sea snakes are venomous but usually gentle, so stay calm and let it pass
1	Sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	venomous	venomous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
11	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sea snakes |  |  |  |  | venomous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Sea snakes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **let** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **pass** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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