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# Test 7 · ★★ · The deep dark: anglerfish, giant squid, blobfish and whale…

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«ugliest animal in the world is the blobfish, it's proven» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ugliest animal, blobfish · **What happens:** be, prove · **To what, where:** blobfish, animal

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t7:1
# text = «ugliest animal in the world is the blobfish, it's proven» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ugliest	ugly	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	blobfish	blobfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | ugliest animal in the world | the blobfish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prove** *in a quote* | present · passive | the blobfish *not said here* | animal |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, scientists measured ugliness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t7:o1:1
# text = Yes, scientists measured ugliness
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ugliness	ugliness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | scientists | ugliness |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme ugliness=Value |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, it looks like that all its life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t7:o2:1
# text = Yes, it looks like that all its life
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | it | its life |  |  |  | like that | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That vote used a photo of a fish hurt by being pulled up, so it was not fair

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t7:o3:1
# text = That vote used a photo of a fish hurt by being pulled up, so it was not fair
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | that vote | a photo of a fish |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Patient |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle |  | a fish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **pull up** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V» |
| 4 | **not** **is** | past | vote |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, the blobfish is a kind of jellyfish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:176-the-deep-dark-anglerfish-giant-squid-blobfish-and-whale-falls:t7:o4:1
# text = No, the blobfish is a kind of jellyfish
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	blobfish	blobfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the blobfish | a kind |  |  |  | of jellyfish | tree rules |

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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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