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# Test 4 · ★ · Snakes to keep away from: cobras, mambas, vipers and rattl…

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In a film the hero sucks the venom from his friend's bite. What should he do instead?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hero, friend · **What happens:** suck, bite, do · **To what, where:** venom, film

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 322 «Snakes to keep away from: cobras, mambas, vipers and rattlesnakes» 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/322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a film the hero sucks the venom from his friend's bite.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes:t4:1
# text = In a film the hero sucks the venom from his friend's bite.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sucks	suck	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	venom	venom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suck** | present | the hero | the venom |  | a film |  | from hero's friend's bite | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent venom=Theme from bite=Source |
| 2 | **bite** |  | hero's friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom bite «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 should he do instead?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes:t4:2
# text = What should he do instead?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | hero |  |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Put ice on it and wait a day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes:t4:o1:1
# text = Put ice on it and wait a day
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | ice |  | ice |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent ice=Theme on it=Destination |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tie a band as tight as he can

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes:t4:o2:1
# text = Tie a band as tight as he can
1	Tie	tie	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | imperative | you *not said here* | a band |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Cut the bite open first with a clean knife, then suck the venom out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes:t4:o3:1
# text = Cut the bite open first with a clean knife, then suck the venom out
1	Cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	suck	suck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	venom	venom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | imperative | you *not said here* | the bite |  |  |  | with a clean knife; first, open *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bite=Patient with knife=Instrument |
| 2 | **suck out** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the venom |  |  | then |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent venom=Source |

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

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Keep the friend calm and still and get help fast for antivenom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes:t4:o4:1
# text = Keep the friend calm and still and get help fast for antivenom
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	antivenom	antivenom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | the friend |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | help |  |  |  | for antivenom; fast *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent help=Theme for antivenom=Source |

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