--- title: A mate says the orcas biting boats off Spain must be angry for reven… — Whales by kind, the toothed whales: sp… · tree and pragmatics description: A mate says the orcas biting boats off Spain must be angry for revenge. What do scientists say? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 313 «Whales by kind, the toothed whales: sperm whale, orca, beluga and beaked whales» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales/t7/) [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/) / [Whales by kind, the toothed whales: sp…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★ · Whales by kind, the toothed whales: sperm whale, orca, bel… A mate says the orcas biting boats off Spain must be angry for revenge. What do scientists say? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, orcas, scientists · **What happens:** say, bite, be · **To what, where:** boats · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 313 «Whales by kind, the toothed whales: sperm whale, orca, beluga and beaked whales» 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/313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A mate says the orcas biting boats off Spain must be angry for revenge. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales:t7:1 # text = A mate says the orcas biting boats off Spain must be angry for revenge. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 orcas orca NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 6 biting bite VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 7 boats boat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 8 off off ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 Spain Spain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 cop _ _ 12 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 revenge revenge NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **bite** | gerund | the orcas *not said here* | boats | | | | off Spain | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Patient | | 3 | **is** | must | the orcas | | | | | for revenge; angry *property* | 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. *Sentence 2:* What do scientists say? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales:t7:2 # text = What do scientists say? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 scientists scientist NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | scientists | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} They are trying to steal the fish ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales:t7:o1:1 # text = They are trying to steal the fish 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 steal steal VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | present · progressive | They | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **steal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | the fish | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fish=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} They think the boats are seals ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales:t7:o2:1 # text = They think the boats are seals 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 boats boat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 seals seal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | They | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | the boats | seals | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} They are certainly angry at one boat that hurt them ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales:t7:o3:1 # text = They are certainly angry at one boat that hurt them 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 certainly certainly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 9 hurt hurt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 10 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | They | | | one boat | | angry, certainly *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hurt** | past | one boat | them *= they* | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} They are not sure why; it may be play or a fashion copied between orcas ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:313-whales-by-kind-the-toothed-whales-sperm-whale-orca-beluga-and-beaked-whales:t7:o4:1 # text = They are not sure why; it may be play or a fashion copied between orcas 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 8 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 cop _ _ 10 play play NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 fashion fashion NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ _ 14 copied copy VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 15 between between ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 orcas orca NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | They | | | | | sure *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** | may | it | play or a fashion | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **copy** | participle | | play or a fashion *not said here* | | orcas | | | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent between orca=Destination | **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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