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title: «got a tank for my bday, filled it up, chuck the fish in now yeah?»… — The fish tank: water, gills, heaters a… · tree and pragmatics
description: «got a tank for my bday, filled it up, chuck the fish in now yeah?» What is right? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 203 «The fish tank: water, gills, heaters and the right neighbours» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 1 · ★★ · The fish tank: water, gills, heaters and the right neighbo…

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«got a tank for my bday, filled it up, chuck the fish in now yeah?» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** get, fill up, chuck, be · **To what, where:** tank, fish

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 203 «The fish tank: water, gills, heaters and the right neighbours» 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/203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «got a tank for my bday, filled it up, chuck the fish in now yeah?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours:t1:1
# text = «got a tank for my bday, filled it up, chuck the fish in now yeah?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bday	bday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	chuck	chuck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	obl	_	_
18	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | past |  | a tank |  |  |  | for my bday | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent tank=Theme for bday=Source |
| 2 | **fill up** *in a quote* | past |  | tank |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **chuck** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the fish |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent fish=Theme in now=Destination |

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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 right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours:t1:2
# text = What is right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Wait while helpful bacteria grow, or the fish may die

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours:t1:o1:1
# text = Wait while helpful bacteria grow, or the fish may die
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	helpful	helpful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | helpful bacteria |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **die** | may | the fish |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, and add extra food too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, and add extra food too
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | extra food |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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No, never add fish at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours:t1:o3:1
# text = No, never add fish at all
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | fish |  | all |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, put them all in at once while the water is fresh

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours:t1:o4:1
# text = Yes, put them all in at once while the water is fresh
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	in	in	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme at once=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | the water |  |  |  |  | fresh *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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