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# Test 1 · ★ · The long-necked giants: Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Argenti…

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«my book's got Brontosaurus standing in a lake cos it's too heavy for land» What do we know now?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** book, Brontosaurus, we · **What happens:** get, stand, co, be, know · **To what, where:** Brontosaurus, lake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 266 «The long-necked giants: Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Argentinosaurus and Brontosaurus» 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/266-the-long-necked-giants-sauropods/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:266-the-long-necked-giants-sauropods:t1:1
# text = «my book's got Brontosaurus standing in a lake cos it's too heavy for land» What do we know now?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	ccomp	_	_
6	Brontosaurus	Brontosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	cos	co	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
20	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	parataxis	_	_
23	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | my book | Brontosaurus |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brontosaurus=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stand** *in a quote* | gerund | Brontosaurus *not said here* |  |  | a lake |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in lake=Location |
| 3 | **co** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | book |  |  |  |  | for land; heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **know** | present · do-support | we |  |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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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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No, it lived up in the tall trees like a giant sloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:266-the-long-necked-giants-sauropods:t1:o1:1
# text = No, it lived up in the tall trees like a giant sloth
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live up** | past | it |  |  | the tall trees like a giant sloth |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, it was too heavy for land so it lived in water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:266-the-long-necked-giants-sauropods:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, it was too heavy for land so it lived in water
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | for land; heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | land |  |  | water |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, it floated about like a boat with its neck up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:266-the-long-necked-giants-sauropods:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, it floated about like a boat with its neck up
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	floated	float	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float up** | past | it |  |  |  |  | like a boat; with boat's neck; about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Footprints and leg bones show it walked on dry land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:266-the-long-necked-giants-sauropods:t1:o4:1
# text = Footprints and leg bones show it walked on dry land
1	Footprints	footprint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Footprints and leg bones |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **walk** | past | it |  |  | dry land |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Trajectory |

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