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title: In a cartoon, Tom swallows a bowling ball and you can see it roll do… — The human body deeper: lungs, stomach… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, Tom swallows a bowling ball and you can see it roll down inside his neck, and he is fine at once. What really happens when you swallow food? Test 1 of lesson 262 «The human body deeper: lungs, stomach and guts» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Test 1 · The human body deeper: lungs, stomach and guts

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In a cartoon, Tom swallows a bowling ball and you can see it roll down inside his neck, and he is fine at once. What really happens when you swallow food?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tom, you, ball · **What happens:** swallow, see, roll down, be, happen · **To what, where:** bowling ball, cartoon, ball, neck, food

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This is test 1 of lesson 262 «The human body deeper: lungs, stomach and guts» 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/262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, Tom swallows a bowling ball and you can see it roll down inside his neck, and he is fine at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t1:1
# text = In a cartoon, Tom swallows a bowling ball and you can see it roll down inside his neck, and he is fine at once.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	swallows	swallow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bowling	bowling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	roll	roll	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	down	down	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | present | Tom | a bowling ball |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | can | you | ball |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **roll down** | infinitive | ball *not said here* |  |  | Tom's neck |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside neck=Trajectory |
| 4 | **is** | present | Tom |  |  |  |  | fine *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.

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*Sentence 2:* What really happens when you swallow food?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t1:2
# text = What really happens when you swallow food?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	swallow	swallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **swallow** | present | you | food |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It sits in the throat until you jump up and down a few times to shake it down

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t1:o1:1
# text = It sits in the throat until you jump up and down a few times to shake it down
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	jump	jump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	up	up	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	down	down	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | It |  |  | the throat |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in throat=Location |
| 2 | **jump up** | present | you |  |  |  | time |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **shake down** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | throat |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It goes into the lungs first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t1:o2:1
# text = It goes into the lungs first
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | It |  |  | the lungs |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into lung=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It falls straight down like a ball in a pipe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t1:o3:1
# text = It falls straight down like a ball in a pipe
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | It |  |  | a pipe |  | like a ball; down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in pipe=Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Muscles squeeze it along a long tube in waves, from stomach to guts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t1:o4:1
# text = Muscles squeeze it along a long tube in waves, from stomach to guts
1	Muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	guts	gut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | present | Muscles | it |  | waves and stomach |  | along a long tube; to guts | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme along tube=Trajectory |

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