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title: In a Tom and Jerry cartoon Tom's arm is tied in a knot and then he s… — Bones by name: shoulders, arms and hands · tree and pragmatics
description: In a Tom and Jerry cartoon Tom's arm is tied in a knot and then he shakes it straight. What is true about a real arm? Test 4 of lesson 358 «Bones by name: shoulders, arms and hands» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 4 · Bones by name: shoulders, arms and hands

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In a Tom and Jerry cartoon Tom's arm is tied in a knot and then he shakes it straight. What is true about a real arm?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Tom · **What happens:** tie, shake, be · **To what, where:** arm, Tom cartoon

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This is test 4 of lesson 358 «Bones by name: shoulders, arms and hands» 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/358-bones-by-name-shoulders-arms-and-hands/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a Tom and Jerry cartoon Tom's arm is tied in a knot and then he shakes it straight.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:358-bones-by-name-shoulders-arms-and-hands:t4:1
# text = In a Tom and Jerry cartoon Tom's arm is tied in a knot and then he shakes it straight.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Jerry	Jerry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
7	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	shakes	shake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | present · passive |  | Tom's arm |  | a Tom cartoon |  | in a knot | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **shake** | present | Tom | arm |  |  | then | straight *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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 is true about a real arm?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:358-bones-by-name-shoulders-arms-and-hands:t4:2
# text = What is true about a real arm?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about a real arm; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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It has stiff bones joined at the shoulder, elbow and wrist, so it cannot tie in a knot

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:358-bones-by-name-shoulders-arms-and-hands:t4:o1:1
# text = It has stiff bones joined at the shoulder, elbow and wrist, so it cannot tie in a knot
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | It | stiff bones |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |
| 2 | **join** | participle |  | stiff bones *not said here* |  | the shoulder and elbow and wrist |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **tie** | can | wrist |  |  | a knot |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Its bones bend like rubber in children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:358-bones-by-name-shoulders-arms-and-hands:t4:o2:1
# text = Its bones bend like rubber in children
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bend	bend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | present | Its bones |  |  |  |  | like rubber; in children | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in child=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is boneless and bends anywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:358-bones-by-name-shoulders-arms-and-hands:t4:o3:1
# text = It is boneless and bends anywhere
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	boneless	boneless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	bends	bend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | boneless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bend** | present |  |  |  |  |  | anywhere *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It has one long bone from shoulder to fingertips

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:358-bones-by-name-shoulders-arms-and-hands:t4:o4:1
# text = It has one long bone from shoulder to fingertips
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fingertips	fingertip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | It | one long bone |  | shoulder |  | to fingertips | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |

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