---
title: «we know more about the Moon than the deep sea, AND more people walk… — The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid… · tree and pragmatics
description: «we know more about the Moon than the deep sea, AND more people walked on the Moon than went to the deepest bit» What is right? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 176 «The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid, blobfish and whale falls» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls/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 deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls/) / t2

# Test 2 · ★★ · The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid, blobfish and whale…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«we know more about the Moon than the deep sea, AND more people walked on the Moon than went to the deepest bit» What is right?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, more people · **What happens:** know, walk, go, be · **To what, where:** more, Moon · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 176 «The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid, blobfish and whale falls» 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/176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t2:1
# text = «we know more about the Moon than the deep sea, AND more people walked on the Moon than went to the deepest bit» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	deepest	deep	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	25	amod	_	_
25	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
27	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	nsubj	_	_
28	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
29	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present | we | more |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus |
| 2 | **walk** *in a quote* | past | more people |  |  | the Moon |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on moon=Trajectory |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | past | more people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the deepest bit | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first part is often said, but by 2022 more than twenty people had reached the deepest point, more than the twelve on the Moon

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t2:o1:1
# text = The first part is often said, but by 2022 more than twenty people had reached the deepest point, more than the twelve on the Moon
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	2022	2022	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	obl	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	13	advmod	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	deepest	deep	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	amod	_	_
22	than	than	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	obl	_	_
25	on	on	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | the first part |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **reach** | past · perfect · passive |  | twenty people |  | the Moon |  | by 2022 | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary point=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thousands have walked on the Moon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t2:o2:1
# text = Thousands have walked on the Moon
1	Thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present · perfect · passive |  | Thousands |  | the Moon |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme on moon=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both are still exactly true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t2:o3:1
# text = Both are still exactly true
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Both |  |  |  | still | exactly, true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody has ever been to the deepest point

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t2:o4:1
# text = Nobody has ever been to the deepest point
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	deepest	deep	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | participle |  |  |  |  | ever | to the deepest point | tree rules |

<!-- 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 deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid…, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls/t1/)
- next →: [The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid…, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls/t3/)
- ↑ back to [The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid, blobfish and whale falls](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls/)

