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description: «extinct in the wild means gone for ever, game over» What does the Arabian oryx story show? Test 9 of lesson 282 «Comeback stories: bald eagles, humpback whales, condors and the kakapo» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 9 · Comeback stories: bald eagles, humpback whales, condors an…

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«extinct in the wild means gone for ever, game over» What does the Arabian oryx story show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** extinct, game · **What happens:** mean, show

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This is test 9 of lesson 282 «Comeback stories: bald eagles, humpback whales, condors and the kakapo» 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/282-comeback-stories-bald-eagles-humpback-whales-condors-and-the-kakapo/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:282-comeback-stories-bald-eagles-humpback-whales-condors-and-the-kakapo:t9:1
# text = «extinct in the wild means gone for ever, game over» What does the Arabian oryx story show?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	over	over	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj	_	_
15	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
17	Arabian	Arabian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
18	oryx	oryx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | extinct |  |  |  |  | gone *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | present · do-support | game |  |  |  |  | over *property* | 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 {#o1}

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It shows oryx moved to the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:282-comeback-stories-bald-eagles-humpback-whales-condors-and-the-kakapo:t9:o1:1
# text = It shows oryx moved to the sea
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oryx	oryx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It | oryx |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent oryx=Recipient |
| 2 | **move** | participle |  | oryx *not said here* |  | the sea |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to sea=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It shows oryx were never real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:282-comeback-stories-bald-eagles-humpback-whales-condors-and-the-kakapo:t9:o2:1
# text = It shows oryx were never real
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oryx	oryx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | oryx |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It shows exactly that: once gone from the wild, the oryx can never come back

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:282-comeback-stories-bald-eagles-humpback-whales-condors-and-the-kakapo:t9:o3:1
# text = It shows exactly that: once gone from the wild, the oryx can never come back
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
7	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	oryx	oryx	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
17	back	back	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It | that |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent that=Recipient |
| 2 | **go** | participle |  |  |  | the wild |  | once *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from wild=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **not** **come back** | can | the oryx |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Zoos bred them and released them, and they live in the wild again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:282-comeback-stories-bald-eagles-humpback-whales-condors-and-the-kakapo:t9:o4:1
# text = Zoos bred them and released them, and they live in the wild again
1	Zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bred	breed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	released	release	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breed** | past | Zoos | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **release** | past | Zoos *not said here* | Zoos *= zoo* |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer they=Source |
| 3 | **live** | present | Zoos *= zoo* |  |  | the wild | again |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wild=Location |

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