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title: In a cartoon a cat touches a wire, his fur stands up, he goes black… — Electric senses: electric eels, sharks… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a cat touches a wire, his fur stands up, he goes black and walks off fine. What is true? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 231 «Electric senses: electric eels, sharks, the platypus bill and charged bees» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 2 · ★ · Electric senses: electric eels, sharks, the platypus bill…

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In a cartoon a cat touches a wire, his fur stands up, he goes black and walks off fine. What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cat, fur · **What happens:** touch, stand up, go, walk off, be · **To what, where:** wire, cartoon

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 231 «Electric senses: electric eels, sharks, the platypus bill and charged bees» 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/231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a cat touches a wire, his fur stands up, he goes black and walks off fine.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees:t2:1
# text = In a cartoon a cat touches a wire, his fur stands up, he goes black and walks off fine.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	touches	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
20	off	off	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | a cat | a wire |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wire=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **stand up** | present | cat's fur |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** | present | fur |  |  |  |  | black *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **walk off** | present | fur *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees:t2:2
# text = What is true?
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	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Shocks only hurt if you are wet and cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees:t2:o1:1
# text = Shocks only hurt if you are wet and cold
1	Shocks	shock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | Shocks |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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A real shock can stop the heart, so it is dangerous, not funny

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees:t2:o2:1
# text = A real shock can stop the heart, so it is dangerous, not funny
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | can | a real shock | the heart |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality heart=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present | shock |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **be** |  | shock *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cats cannot be hurt by electricity, because their fur protects them like rubber

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees:t2:o3:1
# text = Cats cannot be hurt by electricity, because their fur protects them like rubber
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | can · passive | electricity | Cats |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Patient |
| 2 | **protect** | present | Cats's fur | Cats *= cat* |  |  |  | like rubber | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Real shocks only make fur fluffy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees:t2:o4:1
# text = Real shocks only make fur fluffy
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	shocks	shock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Real shocks | fur |  |  |  | fluffy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fur=Product |

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