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title: A teenager suddenly keeps bumping into door frames and tripping over… — Growing up: growth spurts, height, voi… · tree and pragmatics
description: A teenager suddenly keeps bumping into door frames and tripping over his own feet. What is a likely reason? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 361 «Growing up: growth spurts, height, voices and getting stronger» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 5 · ★ · Growing up: growth spurts, height, voices and getting stro…

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A teenager suddenly keeps bumping into door frames and tripping over his own feet. What is a likely reason?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** teenager · **What happens:** keep, bump, trip, be · **To what, where:** door frames, own feet, likely reason

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 361 «Growing up: growth spurts, height, voices and getting stronger» 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/361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A teenager suddenly keeps bumping into door frames and tripping over his own feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t5:1
# text = A teenager suddenly keeps bumping into door frames and tripping over his own feet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teenager	teenager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bumping	bump	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	frames	frame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tripping	trip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a teenager |  |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bump** | gerund | a teenager *not said here* |  |  | door frames |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into frame=Location |
| 3 | **trip** | gerund | a teenager *not said here* |  |  | teenager's own feet |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over foot=Trajectory |

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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 a likely reason?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t5:2
# text = What is a likely reason?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a likely reason |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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His hands, feet and legs grew fast and his brain has not caught up yet

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t5:o1:1
# text = His hands, feet and legs grew fast and his brain has not caught up yet
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | His hands and feet and legs |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **catch up** | present · perfect · passive |  | his brain |  |  | yet |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His bones are getting shorter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t5:o2:1
# text = His bones are getting shorter
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · progressive | His bones |  |  |  |  | short *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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His feet have stopped growing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t5:o3:1
# text = His feet have stopped growing
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present · perfect · passive |  | His feet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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His eyes have stopped working properly and he needs glasses for everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t5:o4:1
# text = His eyes have stopped working properly and he needs glasses for everything
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present · perfect | His eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | His eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **need** | present | he | glasses |  |  |  | for everything | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot glass=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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