--- title: «took the wolves out of the park ages ago and now they put them back… — The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaur… · tree and pragmatics description: «took the wolves out of the park ages ago and now they put them back, why bother» What did bringing them back show? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 300 «The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conservation and food» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaur…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★★ · The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conser… «took the wolves out of the park ages ago and now they put them back, why bother» What did bringing them back show? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wolves, bother · **What happens:** take, put back, bring, show · **To what, where:** wolves, park ages, ages This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 300 «The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conservation and food» 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/300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t10:1 # text = «took the wolves out of the park ages ago and now they put them back, why bother» What did bringing them back show? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 wolves wolf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 out out ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 park park NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 ages age NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 10 ago ago ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 14 advmod _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 put put VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 15 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 back back ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 18 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 23 advmod _ _ 19 bother bother DET DT PronType=Tot 23 nsubj:outer _ SpaceAfter=No 20 » » PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ _ 21 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 23 nsubj _ _ 22 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 23 bringing bring VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 24 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 back back ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 26 show show VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** *in a quote* | past | | the wolves | | | out the park ages | ago *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme out age=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **put back** *in a quote* | past | wolves *= wolf* | ages *= age* | | | now | | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent they=Goal | | 3 | **bring** | past · do-support | bother | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **show** | present | wolves *= wolf* | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} Elk need wolves to show them where to find the best food ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t10:o1:1 # text = Elk need wolves to show them where to find the best food 1 Elk elk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 wolves wolf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 9 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 12 amod _ _ 12 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | present | Elk | wolves | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot wolf=Theme | | 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | Elk *not said here* | wolves *= wolf* | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 3 | **find** | to-infinitive | | the best food | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} Wolves eat all the trees ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t10:o2:1 # text = Wolves eat all the trees 1 Wolves wolf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 eat eat VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 5 det:predet _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | present | Wolves | all trees | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Nothing changes when a predator returns to its old home ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t10:o3:1 # text = Nothing changes when a predator returns to its old home 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 2 nsubj _ _ 2 changes change VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 when when SCONJ WRB _ 6 mark _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 predator predator NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 returns return VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 9 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | present | Nothing | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **return** | present | a predator | | | | | to predator's old home *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to home=Result | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} A top predator can change how other animals and even plants live ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t10:o4:1 # text = A top predator can change how other animals and even plants live 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 top top ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 predator predator NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 7 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 even even ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 plants plant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ _ 12 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change** | can | a top predator | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **live** | present | other animals and plants | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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. 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