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title: In a cartoon a squirrel buries one acorn and digs up exactly that ac… — The garden in autumn: colours, conkers… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a squirrel buries one acorn and digs up exactly that acorn in spring. What do real jays do with the acorns they bury? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 335 «The garden in autumn: colours, conkers, webs and buried nuts» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 4 · ★★ · The garden in autumn: colours, conkers, webs and buried nuts

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In a cartoon a squirrel buries one acorn and digs up exactly that acorn in spring. What do real jays do with the acorns they bury?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** squirrel, real jays, jays · **What happens:** bury, dig up, be, do · **To what, where:** one acorn, cartoon, acorn, acorns

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 335 «The garden in autumn: colours, conkers, webs and buried nuts» 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/335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a squirrel buries one acorn and digs up exactly that acorn in spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon a squirrel buries one acorn and digs up exactly that acorn in spring.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	squirrel	squirrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	buries	bury	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	acorn	acorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	digs	dig	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	acorn	acorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present | a squirrel | one acorn |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent acorn=Theme in cartoon=Destination |
| 2 | **dig up** | present | a squirrel *not said here* | that acorn in spring |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 do real jays do with the acorns they bury?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts:t4:2
# text = What do real jays do with the acorns they bury?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	jays	jay	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	acorns	acorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	bury	bury	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | real jays |  |  |  |  | with the acorns | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **bury** | present | jays *= jay* | the acorns *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acorn=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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They find every acorn without fail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts:t4:o1:1
# text = They find every acorn without fail
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	acorn	acorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fail	fail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | They | every acorn |  |  |  | without fail | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acorn=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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They bury them only to hide them from squirrels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts:t4:o2:1
# text = They bury them only to hide them from squirrels
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bury	bury	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present | They | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | from squirrels | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent they=Patient from squirrel=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They never find a single acorn again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts:t4:o3:1
# text = They never find a single acorn again
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	acorn	acorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find** | present | They | a single acorn |  |  | again |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acorn=Topic |

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

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They find many again, and forgotten ones can grow into oaks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts:t4:o4:1
# text = They find many again, and forgotten ones can grow into oaks
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	oaks	oak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | They | many |  |  | again |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Topic |
| 2 | **forget** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** | can | forgotten ones |  |  |  |  | into oaks *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into oak=Result |

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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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