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title: «ugh that pink wrinkly rat thing is gross, prob dies young» What is… — Team players and partners: meerkats, n… · tree and pragmatics
description: «ugh that pink wrinkly rat thing is gross, prob dies young» What is true? Test 8 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 8 · Team players and partners: meerkats, naked mole rats, hudd…

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«ugh that pink wrinkly rat thing is gross, prob dies young» What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ugh, prob · **What happens:** be, die · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t8:1
# text = «ugh that pink wrinkly rat thing is gross, prob dies young» What is true?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ugh	ugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
4	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	wrinkly	wrinkly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	prob	prob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
13	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
15	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ugh |  |  |  |  | gross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** *in a quote* | present | prob |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *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, naked mole rats can live over 30 years and rarely get cancer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t8:o1:1
# text = No, naked mole rats can live over 30 years and rarely get cancer
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	naked	naked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	rarely	rarely	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	cancer	cancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | can | naked mole rats |  |  |  | year |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | naked mole rats *not said here* | cancer |  |  |  | rarely *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cancer=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, they die very quickly if they ever see daylight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t8:o2:1
# text = Yes, they die very quickly if they ever see daylight
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	10	advmod	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | they |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **see** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | they | daylight |  |  | ever |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer daylight=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, they live only a few weeks, just as most other small rodents do

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t8:o3:1
# text = Yes, they live only a few weeks, just as most other small rodents do
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	rodents	rodent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | they |  |  |  | week |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | most other small rodents |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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No, they often live for about 300 years, longer than tortoises

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:241-team-players-and-partners-meerkats-naked-mole-rats-huddles-cleaners-and-lemmings:t8:o4:1
# text = No, they often live for about 300 years, longer than tortoises
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	conj	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	tortoises	tortoise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | they |  |  |  | year | often *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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