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description: In Charlotte's Web the spider spins words like «Some Pig» into her web. What can real spiders do? Test 1 of lesson 244 «Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk» 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 w
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# Test 1 · Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk

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In Charlotte's Web the spider spins words like «Some Pig» into her web. What can real spiders do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** spider, real spiders · **What happens:** spin, do · **To what, where:** words, Web

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This is test 1 of lesson 244 «Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk» 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/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Charlotte's Web the spider spins words like «Some Pig» into her web.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:t1:1
# text = In Charlotte's Web the spider spins words like «Some Pig» into her web.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Charlotte	Charlotte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	Web	Web	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	spins	spin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	Pig	Pig	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** | present | the spider | words |  | Charlotte's Web |  | like some Pig; into spider's web | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent word=Theme in web=Source into web=Trajectory |

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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 can real spiders do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:t1:2
# text = What can real spiders do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | can | real spiders |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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They copy the letters and words they see written on signs and posters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:t1:o1:1
# text = They copy the letters and words they see written on signs and posters
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	copy	copy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present | They | the letters and words |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | present | letters *= letter* | the letters and words *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **write** | participle | the letters and words *not said here* |  |  | signs and posters |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on sign=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They can only spin straight lines

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:t1:o2:1
# text = They can only spin straight lines
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	spin	spin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** | can | They | straight lines |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent line=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They write their names in silk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:t1:o3:1
# text = They write their names in silk
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | They | their names |  | silk |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent name=Theme in silk=Destination |
| 2 | **name** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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They cannot write, but some weave zigzag decorations into their webs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:t1:o4:1
# text = They cannot write, but some weave zigzag decorations into their webs
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	weave	weave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	zigzag	zigzag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	decorations	decoration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	webs	web	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **write** | can | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **weave** | present | some | zigzag decorations |  | decorations's webs |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent decoration=Material into web=Product |

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