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title: «my mate reckons lemmings jump off cliffs coz there's too many of th… — Team players and partners: meerkats, n… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 2 · Team players and partners: meerkats, naked mole rats, hudd…

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«my mate reckons lemmings jump off cliffs coz there's too many of them, that's a fact innit» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, lemmings, many, that, fact innit · **What happens:** reckon, jump off, be · **To what, where:** cliffs, fact innit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 241 «Team players and partners: meerkats, naked mole rats, huddles, cleaners (and do lemmings jump?)» 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/241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t2:1
# text = «my mate reckons lemmings jump off cliffs coz there's too many of them, that's a fact innit» What is right?
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	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	lemmings	lemming	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	jump	jump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	coz	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	11	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
23	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** *in a quote* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **jump off** *in a quote* | present | lemmings | cliffs |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cliff=Trajectory |
| 3 | **be** *in a quote* | present | many of lemmings |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a fact innit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | present | a fact innit |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No, it is a myth from a film where lemmings were pushed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t2:o1:1
# text = No, it is a myth from a film where lemmings were pushed
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	expl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
11	lemmings	lemming	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a myth |  | a film |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **push** | past · passive |  | lemmings |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Yes, they jump off cliffs every year to make room for the others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t2:o2:1
# text = Yes, they jump off cliffs every year to make room for the others
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	jump	jump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump off** | present | they | cliffs |  |  | year |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cliff=Trajectory |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | room |  |  |  | for the others | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent room=Product for other=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, but only in Norway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t2:o3:1
# text = Yes, but only in Norway
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, lemmings jump into rivers instead of off cliffs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t2:o4:1
# text = No, lemmings jump into rivers instead of off cliffs
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	lemmings	lemming	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	jump	jump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | present | lemmings |  |  |  |  | into rivers *result*; instead cliffs | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into river=Result |

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