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# Test 6 · ★★ · Animal myths put right: elephants and mice, lemmings, ostr…

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«found a baby bird on the path and i touched it, now its mum'll dump it, i'm so stupid» What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** i, mum · **What happens:** find, touch, dump, be · **To what, where:** baby bird, path, bird · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 295 «Animal myths put right: elephants and mice, lemmings, ostriches and goldfish» 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/295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:t6:1
# text = «found a baby bird on the path and i touched it, now its mum'll dump it, i'm so stupid» What is true?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	touched	touch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	dump	dump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	28	nsubj	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
28	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** *in a quote* | past |  | a baby bird |  | the path |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Topic |
| 2 | **touch** *in a quote* | past | i | bird |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **dump** *in a quote* | future | bird's mum | bird |  |  | now |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | i |  |  |  |  | stupid *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *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 must be washed in soap at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:t6:o1:1
# text = It must be washed in soap at once
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | must · passive |  | It |  | soap |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, the mother will smell you and never come back to that chick again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:t6:o2:1
# text = Yes, the mother will smell you and never come back to that chick again
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | future | the mother | you |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **come back** | infinitive | the mother *not said here* |  |  |  | again | to that chick | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to chick=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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You must now raise it in your bedroom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:t6:o3:1
# text = You must now raise it in your bedroom
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | must | You | it |  | your bedroom | now |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in bedroom=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Most birds will not reject it because of your smell, but leave it alone now

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:t6:o4:1
# text = Most birds will not reject it because of your smell, but leave it alone now
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	reject	reject	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
16	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **reject** | future | Most birds | it |  |  |  | because your smell | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | infinitive | Most birds *not said here* | smell |  |  | now | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **smell** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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