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title: In a cartoon, Tom is flattened like a pancake by a steamroller and p… — The human body deeper: bones, muscles… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, Tom is flattened like a pancake by a steamroller and pops back into shape a second later. What is true for a real body? Test 1 of lesson 263 «The human body deeper: bones, muscles and skin» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 1 · The human body deeper: bones, muscles and skin

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In a cartoon, Tom is flattened like a pancake by a steamroller and pops back into shape a second later. What is true for a real body?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** steamroller · **What happens:** flatten, pop back, be · **To what, where:** Tom, cartoon, shape

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This is test 1 of lesson 263 «The human body deeper: bones, muscles and skin» 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/263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, Tom is flattened like a pancake by a steamroller and pops back into shape a second later.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin:t1:1
# text = In a cartoon, Tom is flattened like a pancake by a steamroller and pops back into shape a second later.
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	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	flattened	flatten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pancake	pancake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	steamroller	steamroller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	pops	pop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	21	obl:unmarked	_	_
21	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flatten** | present · passive | a steamroller | Tom |  | a cartoon |  | like a pancake | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **pop back** | present | a steamroller *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into shape *result*; late *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into shape=Result |

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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 for a real body?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin:t1:2
# text = What is true for a real body?
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	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for a real body; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Bodies spring back into shape like rubber, after any squash at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin:t1:o1:1
# text = Bodies spring back into shape like rubber, after any squash at all
1	Bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spring	spring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	squash	squash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spring back** | present | Bodies |  |  | shape | after any squash at all | like rubber | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into shape=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Bones can never break, only bend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin:t1:o2:1
# text = Bones can never break, only bend
1	Bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	bend	bend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **break** | can | Bones |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **bend** | infinitive | Bones *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Bones can break, and healing takes a doctor, a cast and weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin:t1:o3:1
# text = Bones can break, and healing takes a doctor, a cast and weeks
1	Bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	healing	healing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cast	cast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | can | Bones |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | present | healing | a doctor and a cast and weeks |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only the skin gets flat, the bones bend back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:263-human-body-deeper-bones-muscles-and-skin:t1:o4:1
# text = Only the skin gets flat, the bones bend back
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	bend	bend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the skin |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **bend back** | present | the bones |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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