--- title: Why is a nearly whole skeleton like Sue such a treasure? — Tyrannosaurus rex: what we really know… · tree and pragmatics description: Why is a nearly whole skeleton like Sue such a treasure? Test 9 of lesson 265 «Tyrannosaurus rex: what we really know, from teeth and dung to tiny arms» 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 wrong --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Tyrannosaurus rex: what we really know…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms/) / t9 # Test 9 · Tyrannosaurus rex: what we really know, from teeth and dun… Why is a nearly whole skeleton like Sue such a treasure? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** whole skeleton · **What happens:** be This is test 9 of lesson 265 «Tyrannosaurus rex: what we really know, from teeth and dung to tiny arms» 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/265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms:t9:1 # text = Why is a nearly whole skeleton like Sue such a treasure? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Rel 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 nearly nearly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 skeleton skeleton NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 7 like like ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Sue Sue PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 11 det:predet _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 treasure treasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | a whole skeleton like Sue such treasure | | | | | why *property* | tree rules | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It is the only T. rex that has ever been found anywhere ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms:t9:o1:1 # text = It is the only T. rex that has ever been found anywhere 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 only only ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 T. T. PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 rex rex NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 9 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 11 advmod _ _ 10 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl:relcl _ _ 12 anywhere anywhere ADV RB PronType=Ind 11 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | the only T. rex | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **find** | present · perfect · passive | | the only T. rex | | | ever | anywhere *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was found alive ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms:t9:o2:1 # text = It was found alive 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 alive alive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past · passive | | It | | | | alive *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} It still had all its skin and its eyes ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms:t9:o3:1 # text = It still had all its skin and its eyes 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 still still ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 6 det:predet _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 skin skin NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | It | its skin and its eyes | | | still | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Most dinosaurs are known only from a few bones ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:265-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-dung-and-tiny-arms:t9:o4:1 # text = Most dinosaurs are known only from a few bones 1 Most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 amod _ _ 2 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 only only ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 bones bone NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present · passive | | Most dinosaurs | | a few bones | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus | **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. 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