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title: A beekeeper opens a hive in a suit and puffs smoke. Why does she not… — Bees and wasps in the garden · tree and pragmatics
description: A beekeeper opens a hive in a suit and puffs smoke. Why does she not get stung all over? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 218 «Bees and wasps in the garden» 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 11 · ★ · Bees and wasps in the garden

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A beekeeper opens a hive in a suit and puffs smoke. Why does she not get stung all over?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** beekeeper · **What happens:** open, puff, not sting · **To what, where:** hive, suit, smoke, beekeeper

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 218 «Bees and wasps in the garden» 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/218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A beekeeper opens a hive in a suit and puffs smoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:t11:1
# text = A beekeeper opens a hive in a suit and puffs smoke.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hive	hive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	puffs	puff	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | a beekeeper | a hive |  | a suit |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent hive=Theme in suit=Location |
| 2 | **puff** | present | a beekeeper *not said here* | smoke |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location smoke=Source |

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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:* Why does she not get stung all over?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:t11:2
# text = Why does she not get stung all over?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	stung	sting	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sting** | present · passive · do-support |  | beekeeper |  |  |  | over *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Bees only sting at night when it is dark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:t11:o1:1
# text = Bees only sting at night when it is dark
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	sting	sting	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sting** | present | Bees |  |  |  | night |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | tree rules |

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

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The smoke hides the alarm smell and the suit protects her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:t11:o2:1
# text = The smoke hides the alarm smell and the suit protects her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | the smoke | the alarm smell |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |
| 2 | **protect** | present | the suit |  | smoke |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Bees cannot see people dressed in white

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:t11:o3:1
# text = Bees cannot see people dressed in white
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | Bees | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dress** | participle | people *not said here* |  |  | white |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The smoke makes the bees go blind for an hour, so they cannot find her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:t11:o4:1
# text = The smoke makes the bees go blind for an hour, so they cannot find her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the smoke |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | the bees |  |  |  |  | blind *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **find** | can | bees *= bee* | smoke |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |

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