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# Test 1 · ★★ · The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived

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«big rock hits Mexico, how does that kill a T. rex in Canada lol» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** big rock, that, best answer · **What happens:** hit, kill, be · **To what, where:** Mexico, T. rex, Canada · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 271 «The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived» 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/271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t1:1
# text = «big rock hits Mexico, how does that kill a T. rex in Canada lol» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
10	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	parataxis	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	amod	_	_
22	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** *in a quote* | present | big rock | Mexico |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **kill** *in a quote* | present · do-support | that | a T. rex |  | Canada |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rex=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Dust and soot darkened the sky, so plants died and food chains collapsed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t1:o1:1
# text = Dust and soot darkened the sky, so plants died and food chains collapsed
1	Dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	soot	soot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	darkened	darken	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	collapsed	collapse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **darken** | past | Dust and soot | the sky |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sky=Patient |
| 2 | **die** | past | plants |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **collapse** | past | food chains |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It didn't, the T. rex in Canada survived and lived on for ages

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t1:o2:1
# text = It didn't, the T. rex in Canada survived and lived on for ages
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	survived	survive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **survive** | past | the T. rex in Canada |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **live on** | past |  |  |  |  | for ages |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The rock bounced right across America and landed on it in Canada

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t1:o3:1
# text = The rock bounced right across America and landed on it in Canada
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	bounced	bounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
8	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bounce** | participle |  | the rock *not said here* |  | America |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across america=Trajectory |
| 2 | **land** | past | the rock |  |  | it |  | in Canada | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on it=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The rock was as wide as the whole Earth, so it hit everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t1:o4:1
# text = The rock was as wide as the whole Earth, so it hit everything
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the rock |  |  |  |  | as the whole Earth; wide *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | past | rock | everything |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme everything=Co-Theme |

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