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title: «you're 10, you can't save nature, leave it to grown-ups» What does… — Conservation heroes: Attenborough, Goo… · tree and pragmatics
description: «you're 10, you can't save nature, leave it to grown-ups» What does Felix Finkbeiner's story show? Test 3 of lesson 284 «Conservation heroes: Attenborough, Goodall, Carson, Maathai and the rangers» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 3 · Conservation heroes: Attenborough, Goodall, Carson, Maatha…

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«you're 10, you can't save nature, leave it to grown-ups» What does Felix Finkbeiner's story show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, 10 · **What happens:** be, not save, leave, grow, show · **To what, where:** 10, nature · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 284 «Conservation heroes: Attenborough, Goodall, Carson, Maathai and the rangers» 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/284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers:t3:1
# text = «you're 10, you can't save nature, leave it to grown-ups» What does Felix Finkbeiner's story show?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	nsubj	_	_
20	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
21	Felix	Felix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod:poss	_	_
22	Finkbeiner	Finkbeiner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
24	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | you | 10 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **save** *in a quote* | can | 10 | nature |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nature=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** *in a quote* | infinitive | 10 *not said here* | nature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **grow** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **show** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | to grown ups | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Trees planted by children do not grow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers:t3:o1:1
# text = Trees planted by children do not grow
1	Trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | participle |  | Trees *not said here* |  |  |  | by children | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by child=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **grow** | present · do-support | Trees |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Children can only watch TV about nature and learn about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers:t3:o2:1
# text = Children can only watch TV about nature and learn about it
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | can | Children | TV |  |  |  | about nature | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | infinitive | Children *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about nature | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only grown-ups can plant trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers:t3:o3:1
# text = Only grown-ups can plant trees
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	plant	plant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **plant** | can | grown ups | trees |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |

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

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He started a campaign at 9 that planted millions of trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers:t3:o4:1
# text = He started a campaign at 9 that planted millions of trees
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	campaign	campaign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | He | a campaign |  | 9 |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent campaign=Eventuality |
| 2 | **plant** | past | a campaign | millions of trees |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent million=Patient |

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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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