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title: A boy can shake his head «no» and nod «yes». Which joint at the top… — Muscles and joints by name: biceps, tr… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy can shake his head «no» and nod «yes». Which joint at the top of the neck lets him shake it «no»? Test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 360 «Muscles and joints by name: biceps, triceps, knees, elbows and the busiest muscles» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Test 11 · ★★★ · Muscles and joints by name: biceps, triceps, knees, elbows…

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A boy can shake his head «no» and nod «yes». Which joint at the top of the neck lets him shake it «no»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, joint · **What happens:** shake, let · **To what, where:** head, boy, joint

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 360 «Muscles and joints by name: biceps, triceps, knees, elbows and the busiest muscles» 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/360-muscles-and-joints-by-name-biceps-triceps-knees-elbows-and-the-busiest-muscles/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy can shake his head «no» and nod «yes».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:360-muscles-and-joints-by-name-biceps-triceps-knees-elbows-and-the-busiest-muscles:t11:1
# text = A boy can shake his head «no» and nod «yes».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	nod	nod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | can | a boy | boy's head |  |  |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent head=Theme yes=Destination |

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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:* Which joint at the top of the neck lets him shake it «no»?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:360-muscles-and-joints-by-name-biceps-triceps-knees-elbows-and-the-busiest-muscles:t11:2
# text = Which joint at the top of the neck lets him shake it «no»?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | which joint at the top of the neck | boy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shake** | infinitive | boy *not said here* | joint |  |  |  | no *obl* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A ball-and-socket like the hip

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:360-muscles-and-joints-by-name-biceps-triceps-knees-elbows-and-the-busiest-muscles:t11:o1:1
# text = A ball-and-socket like the hip
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hip	hip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A pivot joint

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:360-muscles-and-joints-by-name-biceps-triceps-knees-elbows-and-the-busiest-muscles:t11:o2:1
# text = A pivot joint
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pivot	pivot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A hinge joint like the knee

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:360-muscles-and-joints-by-name-biceps-triceps-knees-elbows-and-the-busiest-muscles:t11:o3:1
# text = A hinge joint like the knee
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hinge	hinge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A fused joint

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:360-muscles-and-joints-by-name-biceps-triceps-knees-elbows-and-the-busiest-muscles:t11:o4:1
# text = A fused joint
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fused	fuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	joint	joint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fuse** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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