--- title: «giraffe stretched its neck reaching for leaves, so the baby got a l… — The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaur… · tree and pragmatics description: «giraffe stretched its neck reaching for leaves, so the baby got a long neck too» What is the best correction? Test 4 · ★★ 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 pragmatics --- [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/t4/) [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/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★ · The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conser… «giraffe stretched its neck reaching for leaves, so the baby got a long neck too» What is the best correction? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** giraffe, neck, baby, best correction · **What happens:** stretch, reach, get, be · **To what, where:** neck, long neck · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★★ 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/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t4:1 # text = «giraffe stretched its neck reaching for leaves, so the baby got a long neck too» What is the best correction? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 giraffe giraffe NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 stretched stretch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 reaching reach VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 leaves leaf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 baby baby NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 17 too too ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ 19 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 13 parataxis _ _ 20 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 23 amod _ _ 23 correction correction NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stretch** *in a quote* | past | giraffe | giraffe's neck | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent neck=Patient | | 2 | **reach** *in a quote* | gerund | giraffe's neck *not said here* | | | | | for leaves | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | the baby | a long neck | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **is a** | present | the best correction | | | | | | tree rules | 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} Right, every stretch goes to the babies ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t4:o1:1 # text = Right, every stretch goes to the babies 1 Right right INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 4 det _ _ 4 stretch stretch NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 babies baby NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | every stretch | | | the babies | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to baby=Initial\_Location | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Stretching is not passed on; longer-necked giraffes just had more young ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t4:o2:1 # text = Stretching is not passed on; longer-necked giraffes just had more young 1 Stretching stretching NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 on on ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 7 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 necked neck VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 amod _ _ 10 giraffes giraffe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 11 just just ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 13 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 14 amod _ _ 14 young young NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **pass on** | present · passive | | Stretching | | | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **neck** | participle | | | | | | long *property* | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **have** | past | necked giraffes | more young | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent young=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Wrong, giraffe necks are short at birth and never grow ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t4:o3:1 # text = Wrong, giraffe necks are short at birth and never grow 1 Wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 giraffe giraffe NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 necks neck NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 birth birth NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 grow grow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Wrong giraffe necks | | | birth | | short *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **grow** | present | Wrong giraffe necks *not said here* | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Right, but only if the mother stretches ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t4:o4:1 # text = Right, but only if the mother stretches 1 Right right INTJ UH _ 8 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 3 but but CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 stretches stretch VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stretch** | present | the mother | | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | **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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