--- title: The biscuit crumb has all been carried away. What will the ant trail… — Insects: six legs, three parts; ants,… · tree and pragmatics description: The biscuit crumb has all been carried away. What will the ant trail do? Test 4 of lesson 36 «Insects: six legs, three parts; ants, bees and wasps» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Insects: six legs, three parts; ants,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps/) / t4 # Test 4 · Insects: six legs, three parts; ants, bees and wasps The biscuit crumb has all been carried away. What will the ant trail do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ant trail · **What happens:** carry away, do · **To what, where:** biscuit crumb This is test 4 of lesson 36 «Insects: six legs, three parts; ants, bees and wasps» 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/36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The biscuit crumb has all been carried away. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps:t4:1 # text = The biscuit crumb has all been carried away. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 biscuit biscuit NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 crumb crumb NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 5 all all ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 away away ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry away** | present · perfect · passive | | the biscuit crumb | | | | all, away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* What will the ant trail do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps:t4:2 # text = What will the ant trail do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 obj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 ant ant NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 trail trail NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | future | the ant trail | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It will fade as ants stop adding smell ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps:t4:o1:1 # text = It will fade as ants stop adding smell 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 fade fade VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 as as SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 ants ant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 stop stop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 adding add VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 xcomp _ _ 8 smell smell NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fade** | future | It | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **stop** | present | ants | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | ants *not said here* | smell | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} It will last forever ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps:t4:o2:1 # text = It will last forever 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 last last VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 forever forever ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **last** | future | It | | | | | forever *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It will move to another biscuit by itself ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps:t4:o3:1 # text = It will move to another biscuit by itself 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 move move VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 6 det _ _ 6 biscuit biscuit NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move** | future | It | | | another biscuit | | by biscuit | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to biscuit=Trajectory | ### Option 4 {#o4} It will get stronger ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps:t4:o4:1 # text = It will get stronger 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 stronger strong ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | future | It | | | | | strong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | **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. 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