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title: In Kung Fu Panda, Po's dad is a goose. A real panda mother is about… — Animals in the news: true stories, fak… · tree and pragmatics
description: In Kung Fu Panda, Po's dad is a goose. A real panda mother is about 900 times heavier than her newborn. Why is that surprising? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 296 «Animals in the news: true stories, fakes and how to read them» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 4 · ★★ · Animals in the news: true stories, fakes and how to read t…

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In Kung Fu Panda, Po's dad is a goose. A real panda mother is about 900 times heavier than her newborn. Why is that surprising?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dad, real panda mother · **What happens:** be, surprise · **To what, where:** goose, Fu Panda

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 296 «Animals in the news: true stories, fakes and how to read them» 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/296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Kung Fu Panda, Po's dad is a goose.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them:t4:1
# text = In Kung Fu Panda, Po's dad is a goose.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Kung	Kung	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Fu	Fu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Panda	Panda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Po	Po	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Po's dad | a goose |  | Fu Panda |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* A real panda mother is about 900 times heavier than her newborn.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them:t4:2
# text = A real panda mother is about 900 times heavier than her newborn.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	panda	panda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	900	900	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	newborn	newborn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a real panda mother |  |  |  | time | than Panda's newborn; heavy *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Why is that surprising?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them:t4:3
# text = Why is that surprising?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	surprising	surprise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surprise** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Panda mothers are as small as their babies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them:t4:o1:1
# text = Panda mothers are as small as their babies
1	Panda	Panda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Panda mothers |  |  |  |  | as mothers's babies; small *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Baby pandas grow inside eggs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them:t4:o2:1
# text = Baby pandas grow inside eggs
1	Baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pandas	panda	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Baby pandas |  |  | eggs |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside egg=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pandas are the biggest animals on Earth, bigger than any whale

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them:t4:o3:1
# text = Pandas are the biggest animals on Earth, bigger than any whale
1	Pandas	panda	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pandas | the biggest animals |  | Earth |  |  | tree rules |

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

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Most mammal babies are far bigger compared with their mothers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them:t4:o4:1
# text = Most mammal babies are far bigger compared with their mothers
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
2	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Most mammal babies |  |  |  |  | big, far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **compare** | participle | Most mammal babies *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with babies's mothers | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with mother=Co-Patient |

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