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title: «my goldfish swims to the corner every morning when i open the curta… — Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and… · tree and pragmatics
description: «my goldfish swims to the corner every morning when i open the curtains, coincidence?» What is most likely? Test 5 · ★★ 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, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and Jerry, elephants and…

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«my goldfish swims to the corner every morning when i open the curtains, coincidence?» What is most likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** goldfish, i · **What happens:** swim, open, be · **To what, where:** corner, curtains

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This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «my goldfish swims to the corner every morning when i open the curtains, coincidence?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t5:1
# text = «my goldfish swims to the corner every morning when i open the curtains, coincidence?»
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	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	swims	swim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	open	open	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	coincidence	coincidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** *in a quote* | present | my goldfish |  |  | the corner | morning |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to corner=Destination |
| 2 | **open** *in a quote* | present | i | the curtains |  |  |  | coincidence *obl* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location curtain=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is most likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t5:2
# text = What is most likely?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It is trying to escape the tank, and the corner is where the glass is thinnest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t5:o1:1
# text = It is trying to escape the tank, and the corner is where the glass is thinnest
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	3	obl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	thinnest	thin	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present · progressive | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **escape** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the tank |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tank=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **is** | present | the corner |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | the glass |  |  |  |  | thin *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It has learned that food comes then, because goldfish remember for months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t5:o2:1
# text = It has learned that food comes then, because goldfish remember for months
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	learned	learn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · perfect | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | present | food |  |  |  | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **remember** | present | goldfish |  |  |  | month |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Coincidence, everybody knows goldfish forget everything in three seconds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t5:o3:1
# text = Coincidence, everybody knows goldfish forget everything in three seconds
1	Coincidence	coincidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	forget	forget	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | everybody |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **forget** | present | goldfish | everything |  |  | second |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is scared of the light

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:t5:o4:1
# text = It is scared of the light
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of the light; scared *property* | 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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