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# Test 2 · Defences: venom in snakes, jellyfish, scorpions and the pl…

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«mate got bit by a snake on the trail, should i suck the venom out like in the films»

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, i · **What happens:** get, suck out · **To what, where:** bit, trail, venom

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This is test 2 of lesson 246 «Defences: venom in snakes, jellyfish, scorpions and the platypus» 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/246-defences-venom-in-snakes-jellyfish-scorpions-and-the-platypus/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:246-defences-venom-in-snakes-jellyfish-scorpions-and-the-platypus:t2:1
# text = «mate got bit by a snake on the trail, should i suck the venom out like in the films»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	suck	suck	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	venom	venom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | past | mate | bit |  | the trail |  | by a snake | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bit=Theme on trail=Source |
| 2 | **suck out** *in a quote* | should | i | the venom |  |  |  | like the films | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent venom=Source |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, after cutting the bite open

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:246-defences-venom-in-snakes-jellyfish-scorpions-and-the-platypus:t2:o1:1
# text = Yes, after cutting the bite open
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | gerund |  | the bite |  |  |  | open *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bite=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, keep him still and get help fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:246-defences-venom-in-snakes-jellyfish-scorpions-and-the-platypus:t2:o2:1
# text = No, keep him still and get help fast
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | help |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, make him run to the car

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:246-defences-venom-in-snakes-jellyfish-scorpions-and-the-platypus:t2:o3:1
# text = No, make him run to the car
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  | the car |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to car=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, as fast as you can

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:246-defences-venom-in-snakes-jellyfish-scorpions-and-the-platypus:t2:o4:1
# text = Yes, as fast as you can
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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

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