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title: «found the hornets nest under the roof, kill the queen in spring and… — More builders: caddis cases, paper was… · tree and pragmatics
description: «found the hornets nest under the roof, kill the queen in spring and that's the lot?» What is true? Test 6 of lesson 245 «More builders: caddis cases, paper wasps, moles, apes' beds and sand circles» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 6 · More builders: caddis cases, paper wasps, moles, apes' bed…

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«found the hornets nest under the roof, kill the queen in spring and that's the lot?» What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hornets, that · **What happens:** find, nest, kill, be · **To what, where:** roof, queen, lot · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 245 «More builders: caddis cases, paper wasps, moles, apes' beds and sand circles» 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/245-more-builders-caddis-cases-paper-wasps-moles-apes-beds-and-sand-circles/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «found the hornets nest under the roof, kill the queen in spring and that's the lot?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:245-more-builders-caddis-cases-paper-wasps-moles-apes-beds-and-sand-circles:t6:1
# text = «found the hornets nest under the roof, kill the queen in spring and that's the lot?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hornets	hornet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	nest	nest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **nest** *in a quote* | present | the hornets |  |  | the roof |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **kill** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the queen and the lot |  |  | in spring |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | the lot |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:245-more-builders-caddis-cases-paper-wasps-moles-apes-beds-and-sand-circles:t6:2
# 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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Hornets have no queen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:245-more-builders-caddis-cases-paper-wasps-moles-apes-beds-and-sand-circles:t6:o1:1
# text = Hornets have no queen
1	Hornets	hornet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Hornets | no queen |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The old queen lives on in the old nest for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:245-more-builders-caddis-cases-paper-wasps-moles-apes-beds-and-sand-circles:t6:o2:1
# text = The old queen lives on in the old nest for ever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live on** | present | the old queen |  |  | the old nest |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in nest=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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All the hornets survive the winter together, huddled in the nest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:245-more-builders-caddis-cases-paper-wasps-moles-apes-beds-and-sand-circles:t6:o3:1
# text = All the hornets survive the winter together, huddled in the nest
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hornets	hornet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	survive	survive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	huddled	huddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | present | all hornets |  |  |  | winter | together *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **huddle** | participle | all hornets *not said here* |  |  | the nest |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in nest=Location |

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

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Each surviving young queen starts a new nest alone in spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:245-more-builders-caddis-cases-paper-wasps-moles-apes-beds-and-sand-circles:t6:o4:1
# text = Each surviving young queen starts a new nest alone in spring
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
2	surviving	survive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
3	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **start** | present | each surviving young queen | a new nest |  |  | spring | alone *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Eventuality |

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