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title: «ugh whale with nits lol» What is true about right whales? — Whales by kind, the baleen whales: blu… · tree and pragmatics
description: «ugh whale with nits lol» What is true about right whales? Test 9 of lesson 312 «Whales by kind, the baleen whales: blue, fin, humpback, grey, right and minke» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice wa
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# Test 9 · Whales by kind, the baleen whales: blue, fin, humpback, gr…

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«ugh whale with nits lol» What is true about right whales?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ugh whale · **What happens:** be

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This is test 9 of lesson 312 «Whales by kind, the baleen whales: blue, fin, humpback, grey, right and minke» 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/312-whales-by-kind-the-baleen-whales-blue-fin-humpback-grey-right-and-minke/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:312-whales-by-kind-the-baleen-whales-blue-fin-humpback-grey-right-and-minke:t9:1
# text = «ugh whale with nits lol» What is true about right whales?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ugh	ugh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nits	nit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | ugh whale with nits |  |  |  |  | about right whales; 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The white patches are paint from ships

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:312-whales-by-kind-the-baleen-whales-blue-fin-humpback-grey-right-and-minke:t9:o1:1
# text = The white patches are paint from ships
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	patches	patch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the white patches | paint |  | ships |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whales catch lice from people on boats who lean over the side to look at them

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:312-whales-by-kind-the-baleen-whales-blue-fin-humpback-grey-right-and-minke:t9:o2:1
# text = Whales catch lice from people on boats who lean over the side to look at them
1	Whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lice	louse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lean	lean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | Whales | lice |  |  |  | from people on boats | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent louse=Theme from people=Source |
| 2 | **lean** | present | boats |  |  | the side |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over side=Location |
| 3 | **look** | to-infinitive | Whales *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at Whales *= whale* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at they=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lice only live on sick whales about to die

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:312-whales-by-kind-the-baleen-whales-blue-fin-humpback-grey-right-and-minke:t9:o3:1
# text = Lice only live on sick whales about to die
1	Lice	louse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Lice |  |  |  |  | on sick whales | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on whale=Location |
| 2 | **die** | to-infinitive | Lice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tiny whale lice live on its rough head patches, and the patterns help name each whale

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:312-whales-by-kind-the-baleen-whales-blue-fin-humpback-grey-right-and-minke:t9:o4:1
# text = Tiny whale lice live on its rough head patches, and the patterns help name each whale
1	Tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lice	louse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	patches	patch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	name	name	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Tiny whale lice |  |  | its rough head patches |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on patch=Location |
| 2 | **help** | present | the patterns |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **name** | infinitive | the patterns *not said here* | each whale |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whale=Theme |

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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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