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title: In a Dracula cartoon a vampire bat bites a man's neck and sucks out… — Bats of the world: flying foxes, vampi… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a Dracula cartoon a vampire bat bites a man's neck and sucks out his blood. What is the truth? Test 3 of lesson 314 «Bats of the world: flying foxes, vampire bats, the bumblebee bat and tent-makers» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 3 · Bats of the world: flying foxes, vampire bats, the bumbleb…

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In a Dracula cartoon a vampire bat bites a man's neck and sucks out his blood. What is the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** vampire bat, truth · **What happens:** bite, suck out, be · **To what, where:** neck, Dracula cartoon, blood

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This is test 3 of lesson 314 «Bats of the world: flying foxes, vampire bats, the bumblebee bat and tent-makers» 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/314-bats-of-the-world-flying-foxes-vampire-bats-the-bumblebee-bat-and-tent-makers/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a Dracula cartoon a vampire bat bites a man's neck and sucks out his blood.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:314-bats-of-the-world-flying-foxes-vampire-bats-the-bumblebee-bat-and-tent-makers:t3:1
# text = In a Dracula cartoon a vampire bat bites a man's neck and sucks out his blood.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Dracula	Dracula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	bites	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sucks	suck	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | present | a vampire bat | a man's neck |  | a Dracula cartoon |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent neck=Patient in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **suck out** | present | a vampire bat *not said here* | bat's blood |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |

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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:* What is the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:314-bats-of-the-world-flying-foxes-vampire-bats-the-bumblebee-bat-and-tent-makers:t3:2
# text = What is the truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Real vampire bats turn people into bats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:314-bats-of-the-world-flying-foxes-vampire-bats-the-bumblebee-bat-and-tent-makers:t3:o1:1
# text = Real vampire bats turn people into bats
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Real vampire bats | people |  | bats |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent people=Theme into bat=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Real vampire bats only eat fruit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:314-bats-of-the-world-flying-foxes-vampire-bats-the-bumblebee-bat-and-tent-makers:t3:o2:1
# text = Real vampire bats only eat fruit
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Real vampire bats | fruit |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Real vampire bats suck people dry every night through two hollow fangs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:314-bats-of-the-world-flying-foxes-vampire-bats-the-bumblebee-bat-and-tent-makers:t3:o3:1
# text = Real vampire bats suck people dry every night through two hollow fangs
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	suck	suck	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fangs	fang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suck** | present | Real vampire bats | people |  | two hollow fangs | night | dry *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent people=Source |

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

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Real vampire bats make a small cut on cattle or birds and lap the blood

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:314-bats-of-the-world-flying-foxes-vampire-bats-the-bumblebee-bat-and-tent-makers:t3:o4:1
# text = Real vampire bats make a small cut on cattle or birds and lap the blood
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	vampire	vampire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	lap	lap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Real vampire bats | a small cut |  |  |  | on cattle or birds | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cut=Product |
| 2 | **lap** | present | Real vampire bats *not said here* | the blood |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Patient |

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