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title: Count them: 3 rabbits nibble the clover and a fox watches from the h… — Weeds and wildflowers: dandelions, net… · tree and pragmatics
description: Count them: 3 rabbits nibble the clover and a fox watches from the hedge. How many ears and how many tails? Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 340 «Weeds and wildflowers: dandelions, nettles, daisies, clover and plantain» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Test 11 · ★★★ · Weeds and wildflowers: dandelions, nettles, daisies, clove…

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Count them: 3 rabbits nibble the clover and a fox watches from the hedge. How many ears and how many tails?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, 3 rabbits, fox · **What happens:** count, nibble, watch · **To what, where:** them, clover, hedge

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 340 «Weeds and wildflowers: dandelions, nettles, daisies, clover and plantain» 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/340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Count them: 3 rabbits nibble the clover and a fox watches from the hedge.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain:t11:1
# text = Count them: 3 rabbits nibble the clover and a fox watches from the hedge.
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	nibble	nibble	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	clover	clover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **nibble** | present | 3 rabbits | the clover |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clover=Patient |
| 3 | **watch** | present | a fox |  |  | the hedge |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: 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:* How many ears and how many tails?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain:t11:2
# text = How many ears and how many tails?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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8 ears and 4 tails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain:t11:o1:1
# text = 8 ears and 4 tails
1	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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8 ears and 3 tails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain:t11:o2:1
# text = 8 ears and 3 tails
1	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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6 ears and 4 tails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain:t11:o3:1
# text = 6 ears and 4 tails
1	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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4 ears and 4 tails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:340-weeds-and-wildflowers-dandelions-nettles-daisies-clover-and-plantain:t11:o4:1
# text = 4 ears and 4 tails
1	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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