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description: «squirrel buried the nut, dug it up, and buried it again somewhere else, it's daft» Why might it do this? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 215 «Foxes and squirrels» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right
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# Test 7 · ★ · Foxes and squirrels

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«squirrel buried the nut, dug it up, and buried it again somewhere else, it's daft» Why might it do this?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** squirrel · **What happens:** bury, dig up, be, do · **To what, where:** nut, this

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 215 «Foxes and squirrels» 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/215-foxes-and-squirrels/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:t7:1
# text = «squirrel buried the nut, dug it up, and buried it again somewhere else, it's daft» Why might it do this?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	squirrel	squirrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	buried	bury	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	buried	bury	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
16	else	else	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	daft	daft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	25	advmod	_	_
23	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
26	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** *in a quote* | past | squirrel | the nut |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nut=Theme |
| 2 | **dig up** *in a quote* | past | squirrel *not said here* | nut |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **bury** *in a quote* | past | squirrel *not said here* | nut |  |  | again | somewhere *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | squirrel |  |  |  |  | daft *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | might | squirrel | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |

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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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It wants the nut to grow into a tree first, so it moves it to the sun

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:t7:o1:1
# text = It wants the nut to grow into a tree first, so it moves it to the sun
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | It | the nut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the nut *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into a tree *result*; first *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into tree=Result |
| 3 | **move** | present | nut | tree |  | the sun |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to sun=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Another squirrel may be watching, so it fools the thief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:t7:o2:1
# text = Another squirrel may be watching, so it fools the thief
1	Another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	squirrel	squirrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fools	fool	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | may · progressive | another squirrel |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fool** | present | squirrel | the thief |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Squirrels are confused by grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:t7:o3:1
# text = Squirrels are confused by grass
1	Squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	confused	confuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confuse** | present · passive | grass | Squirrels |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It forgot which way is up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:t7:o4:1
# text = It forgot which way is up
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | which way |  |  |  |  | up *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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