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# Test 4 · ★★ · The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived

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«so we'd not be here without that asteroid, that's mad» Is there truth in it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we, that · **What happens:** not be, be

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This is test 4 · ★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t4:1
# text = «so we'd not be here without that asteroid, that's mad» Is there truth in it?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	Is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	16	expl	_	_
18	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | would | we |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | without that asteroid; mad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | present |  |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No, people were already living alongside T. rex and they just carried on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t4:o1:1
# text = No, people were already living alongside T. rex and they just carried on
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	already	already	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	alongside	alongside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	on	on	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past · progressive | people |  |  | T. rex |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme alongside rex=Location |
| 2 | **carry on** | past | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, humans came straight from dinosaurs, so we'd be here anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t4:o2:1
# text = No, humans came straight from dinosaurs, so we'd be here anyway
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	parataxis	_	_
14	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | humans |  |  |  |  | from dinosaurs | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from dinosaur=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is** | would | we |  |  |  |  | anyway, here *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Yes, mammals spread after the big dinosaurs were gone, our ancestors among them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t4:o3:1
# text = Yes, mammals spread after the big dinosaurs were gone, our ancestors among them
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	ancestors	ancestor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	among	among	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | mammals |  |  |  |  | among dinosaurs *= dinosaur* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among they=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | the big dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | our ancestors *obl*; gone *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, the asteroid carried the first people to Earth from space

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t4:o4:1
# text = Yes, the asteroid carried the first people to Earth from space
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the asteroid | the first people | Earth | space |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme to earth=Destination from space=Initial\_Location |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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