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# Test 12 · ★★ · Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and Jerry, elephants and…

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«that fox in the cartoon outsmarts everyone, so foxes are the cleverest animals ever» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fox, foxes, best answer · **What happens:** outsmart, be · **To what, where:** everyone, cleverest animals · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 191 «Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and Jerry, elephants and mice, ostriches and more» 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/191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t12:1
# text = «that fox in the cartoon outsmarts everyone, so foxes are the cleverest animals ever» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	outsmarts	outsmart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	cleverest	clever	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
16	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	parataxis	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	amod	_	_
22	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outsmart** *in a quote* | present | that fox in the cartoon | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | foxes | the cleverest animals |  |  | ever |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | 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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Yes, foxes beat every other animal at every test, just like in the cartoons and the old fables

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t12:o1:1
# text = Yes, foxes beat every other animal at every test, just like in the cartoons and the old fables
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	beat	beat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	fables	fable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | present | foxes | every other animal |  | every test |  | like the cartoons and the old fables | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location animal=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, foxes are the least clever mammals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t12:o2:1
# text = No, foxes are the least clever mammals
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	least	least	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | foxes | the clever mammals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, foxes can talk and read

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t12:o3:1
# text = Yes, foxes can talk and read
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | can | foxes |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive | foxes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Foxes are clever, but crows and parrots solve harder puzzles; cartoons invent personalities

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t12:o4:1
# text = Foxes are clever, but crows and parrots solve harder puzzles; cartoons invent personalities
1	Foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	solve	solve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	invent	invent	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	personalities	personality	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Foxes |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **solve** | present | crows and parrots | harder puzzles |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic |
| 3 | **invent** | present | cartoons | personalities |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent personality=Result |

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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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