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# Test 6 · ★ · Growing up: growth spurts, height, voices and getting stro…

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«my great-great-grandad was way shorter than me, so height's not in your genes, right?» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** great great grandad, height, best answer · **What happens:** be, not be · **To what, where:** way, genes

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «my great-great-grandad was way shorter than me, so height's not in your genes, right?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t6:1
# text = «my great-great-grandad was way shorter than me, so height's not in your genes, right?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
15	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	genes	gene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
22	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | my great great grandad | way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | height |  |  | your genes |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t6:2
# text = What is the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Right, genes have nothing to do with height

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t6:o1:1
# text = Right, genes have nothing to do with height
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	genes	gene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | genes | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | genes *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  | with height | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Genes matter, but better food and health let today's children reach more of their height

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t6:o2:1
# text = Genes matter, but better food and health let today's children reach more of their height
1	Genes	gene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	let	let	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	reach	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	xcomp	_	_
14	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | Genes |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **let** | present | better food and health |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **reach** | present | today's children | more |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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People got taller because they stretch more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t6:o3:1
# text = People got taller because they stretch more
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stretch	stretch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | People |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **stretch** | present | People | more |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent more=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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People in the past were short because they walked a lot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:t6:o4:1
# text = People in the past were short because they walked a lot
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | People in the past |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | past | People | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lot=Trajectory |

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