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# Test 2 · ★★ · Bats near home: pipistrelles, noctules, bat boxes and why…

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«there's a bat on the patio in daylight, can i just pick it up and put it in a box» What should happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bat, i · **What happens:** be, pick up, put, happen · **To what, where:** bat, box · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 315 «Bats near home: pipistrelles, noctules, bat boxes and why never to pick one up» 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/315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:t2:1
# text = «there's a bat on the patio in daylight, can i just pick it up and put it in a box» What should happen?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	patio	patio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	pick	pick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
25	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	27	nsubj	_	_
26	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *in a quote* | present | a bat on the patio in daylight |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pick up** *in a quote* | can | i | bat |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive | i *not said here* | bat |  | a box |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **happen** | should |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, pick it up and cuddle it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:t2:o1:1
# text = Yes, pick it up and cuddle it
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	cuddle	cuddle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **cuddle** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Leave it out in the sun to warm up for a week, then it will fly away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:t2:o2:1
# text = Leave it out in the sun to warm up for a week, then it will fly away
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	warm	warm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
18	away	away	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave out** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | the sun |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **warm up** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | week |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fly away** | future | sun |  |  |  | then | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Do not touch it; tell a grown-up, who calls a bat helpline or vet

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:t2:o3:1
# text = Do not touch it; tell a grown-up, who calls a bat helpline or vet
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	grown	grown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	helpline	helpline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **touch** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | a grown |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grown=Recipient |
| 3 | **call** | present |  | a bat helpline or vet |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent helpline=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, then throw it up so it can fly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:t2:o4:1
# text = Yes, then throw it up so it can fly
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw up** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  | then |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **fly** | can | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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