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description: In a cartoon a giant snake lives in an icy mountain cave. Why is that unlike Titanoboa? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 274 «Terror birds, moas, giant insects and other lost giants» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Terror birds, moas, giant insects and other lost giants

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In a cartoon a giant snake lives in an icy mountain cave. Why is that unlike Titanoboa?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** giant snake · **What happens:** live, be · **To what, where:** cartoon

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 274 «Terror birds, moas, giant insects and other lost giants» 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/274-terror-birds-moas-giant-insects-and-lost-giants/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a giant snake lives in an icy mountain cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:274-terror-birds-moas-giant-insects-and-lost-giants:t5:1
# text = In a cartoon a giant snake lives in an icy mountain cave.
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	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	icy	icy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a giant snake |  |  | a cartoon |  | in a icy mountain cave | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Location |

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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:* Why is that unlike Titanoboa?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:274-terror-birds-moas-giant-insects-and-lost-giants:t5:2
# text = Why is that unlike Titanoboa?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	unlike	unlike	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Titanoboa	Titanoboa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | unlike Titanoboa | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Titanoboa was warm-blooded like a bear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:274-terror-birds-moas-giant-insects-and-lost-giants:t5:o1:1
# text = Titanoboa was warm-blooded like a bear
1	Titanoboa	Titanoboa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
3	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	blooded	blood	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blood** | past · passive |  | Titanoboa |  |  |  | like a bear | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Snakes cannot live in caves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:274-terror-birds-moas-giant-insects-and-lost-giants:t5:o2:1
# text = Snakes cannot live in caves
1	Snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	caves	cave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **live** | can | Snakes |  |  | caves |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cave=Location |

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

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Titanoboa needed a hot swamp, since cold-blooded animals grow bigger where it is warm

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:274-terror-birds-moas-giant-insects-and-lost-giants:t5:o3:1
# text = Titanoboa needed a hot swamp, since cold-blooded animals grow bigger where it is warm
1	Titanoboa	Titanoboa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	swamp	swamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	blooded	blooded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	xcomp	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past | Titanoboa | a hot swamp |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot swamp=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | blooded animals |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | swamp |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Titanoboa lived far out in the open sea and never once came near any land at all

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:274-terror-birds-moas-giant-insects-and-lost-giants:t5:o4:1
# text = Titanoboa lived far out in the open sea and never once came near any land at all
1	Titanoboa	Titanoboa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	12	advmod	_	_
12	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	near	near	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Titanoboa |  |  | the open sea |  | out *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |
| 2 | **not** **come** | past | Titanoboa *not said here* |  |  | any land |  | at all; once *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near land=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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