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description: What would happen if hikers walked silently and surprised a bear on a narrow path? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 372 «Ukraine's forests: bison, elk, lynx, wolves and Carpathian brown bears» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 6 · ★ · Ukraine's forests: bison, elk, lynx, wolves and Carpathian…

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What would happen if hikers walked silently and surprised a bear on a narrow path?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hikers · **What happens:** happen, walk, surprise · **To what, where:** bear, narrow path

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 372 «Ukraine's forests: bison, elk, lynx, wolves and Carpathian brown bears» 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/372-ukraine-s-forests-bison-elk-lynx-wolves-and-carpathian-brown-bears/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:372-ukraine-s-forests-bison-elk-lynx-wolves-and-carpathian-brown-bears:t6:1
# text = What would happen if hikers walked silently and surprised a bear on a narrow path?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	silently	silently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | hikers |  |  |  |  | silently *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **surprise** | past | hikers *not said here* | a bear |  | a narrow path |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bear=Experiencer |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The bear would follow them home as a pet and live in their garden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:372-ukraine-s-forests-bison-elk-lynx-wolves-and-carpathian-brown-bears:t6:o1:1
# text = The bear would follow them home as a pet and live in their garden
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | would | the bear | them *= they* |  |  |  | as a pet; home *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent they=Theme as pet=Value |
| 2 | **live** | present | the bear *not said here* |  |  | their garden |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in garden=Location |

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

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A startled bear might defend itself, worse than if it heard them coming

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:372-ukraine-s-forests-bison-elk-lynx-wolves-and-carpathian-brown-bears:t6:o2:1
# text = A startled bear might defend itself, worse than if it heard them coming
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	startled	startle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	defend	defend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	parataxis	_	_
9	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **startle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **defend** | might | a startled bear | bear |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **hear** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | bear | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |
| 4 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Nothing, bears never notice people walking past

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:372-ukraine-s-forests-bison-elk-lynx-wolves-and-carpathian-brown-bears:t6:o3:1
# text = Nothing, bears never notice people walking past
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	notice	notice	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	past	past	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **notice** | present | bears | people |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The bear would always fall asleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:372-ukraine-s-forests-bison-elk-lynx-wolves-and-carpathian-brown-bears:t6:o4:1
# text = The bear would always fall asleep
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | would | the bear |  |  |  |  | always, asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=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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