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title: «my brother says I'm right-brained so I'm rubbish at maths» What is… — The human body deeper: the brain and n… · tree and pragmatics
description: «my brother says I'm right-brained so I'm rubbish at maths» What is right? Test 5 of lesson 260 «The human body deeper: the brain and nerves» 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 was right.
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# Test 5 · The human body deeper: the brain and nerves

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«my brother says I'm right-brained so I'm rubbish at maths» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** brother · **What happens:** say, brain, be · **To what, where:** rubbish, maths · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 of lesson 260 «The human body deeper: the brain and nerves» 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/260-human-body-deeper-the-brain-and-nerves/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:260-human-body-deeper-the-brain-and-nerves:t5:1
# text = «my brother says I'm right-brained so I'm rubbish at maths» 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	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	brained	brain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | my brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **brain** *in a quote* | present · passive | my brother *= brother* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | my brother *= brother* | rubbish |  | maths |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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True, right-brained people can never do maths, however hard they try

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:260-human-body-deeper-the-brain-and-nerves:t5:o1:1
# text = True, right-brained people can never do maths, however hard they try
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	brained	brain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	however	however	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **do** | can | True brained people | maths |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hard, however *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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False, everyone is left-brained

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:260-human-body-deeper-the-brain-and-nerves:t5:o2:1
# text = False, everyone is left-brained
1	False	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	brained	brain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | everyone |  |  |  |  | left *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **brain** | participle | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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True, but it changes on Tuesdays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:260-human-body-deeper-the-brain-and-nerves:t5:o3:1
# text = True, but it changes on Tuesdays
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tuesdays	Tuesday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | it |  |  |  | tuesday |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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That is a myth; both halves of the brain work together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:260-human-body-deeper-the-brain-and-nerves:t5:o4:1
# text = That is a myth; both halves of the brain work together
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	halves	half	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a myth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work together** | infinitive | both halves of the brain |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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