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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Farm animals by numbers: stomachs, hooves, toes, eggs and…

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«sheep's had triplets, she'll be fine, she's a sheep» Why might triplets be harder for a ewe?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** had triplets, she, triplets · **What happens:** have, be · **To what, where:** sheep

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 350 «Farm animals by numbers: stomachs, hooves, toes, eggs and litres» 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/350-farm-animals-by-numbers-stomachs-hooves-toes-eggs-and-litres/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:350-farm-animals-by-numbers-stomachs-hooves-toes-eggs-and-litres:t5:1
# text = «sheep's had triplets, she'll be fine, she's a sheep» Why might triplets be harder for a ewe?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	triplets	triplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
18	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	triplets	triplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
21	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	ewe	ewe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | future | sheep's had triplets |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | she | a sheep |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | might | triplets |  |  |  |  | for a ewe; hard *property* | tree rules |

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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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Ewes do not feed their lambs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:350-farm-animals-by-numbers-stomachs-hooves-toes-eggs-and-litres:t5:o1:1
# text = Ewes do not feed their lambs
1	Ewes	ewe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feed** | present · do-support | Ewes |  | Ewes's lambs |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamb=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She has six teats, which is far too many for her to manage at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:350-farm-animals-by-numbers-stomachs-hooves-toes-eggs-and-litres:t5:o2:1
# text = She has six teats, which is far too many for her to manage at once
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	teats	teat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	manage	manage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | six teats |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teat=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | six teats |  |  |  |  | far, many *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **manage** | to-infinitive | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has only two teats, so one lamb must wait or be bottle-fed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:350-farm-animals-by-numbers-stomachs-hooves-toes-eggs-and-litres:t5:o3:1
# text = She has only two teats, so one lamb must wait or be bottle-fed
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	teats	teat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	lamb	lamb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
14	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | two teats |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teat=Patient |
| 2 | **wait** | must | one lamb |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **feed** | infinitive · passive | one lamb *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Triplets are always too big to stand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:350-farm-animals-by-numbers-stomachs-hooves-toes-eggs-and-litres:t5:o4:1
# text = Triplets are always too big to stand
1	Triplets	triplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Triplets |  |  |  |  | always, big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | to-infinitive | Triplets *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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