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title: «the porpoise isn't even caught, so why would a fishing ban help it»… — China's great rivers: the finless porp… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 5 · ★★ · China's great rivers: the finless porpoise, the lost baiji…

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«the porpoise isn't even caught, so why would a fishing ban help it» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fishing ban · **What happens:** not catch, help, be · **To what, where:** porpoise

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 379 «China's great rivers: the finless porpoise, the lost baiji, Chinese alligators and sturgeon» 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/379-china-s-great-rivers-the-finless-porpoise-the-lost-baiji-chinese-alligators-and-sturgeon/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:379-china-s-great-rivers-the-finless-porpoise-the-lost-baiji-chinese-alligators-and-sturgeon:t5:1
# text = «the porpoise isn't even caught, so why would a fishing ban help it» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	porpoise	porpoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
10	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	ban	ban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **catch** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | the porpoise |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **help** *in a quote* | would | a fishing ban | porpoise |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Porpoises eat fishing nets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:379-china-s-great-rivers-the-finless-porpoise-the-lost-baiji-chinese-alligators-and-sturgeon:t5:o1:1
# text = Porpoises eat fishing nets
1	Porpoises	porpoise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Porpoises | fishing nets |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Patient |

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

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More fish in the river means more food, and fewer nets to tangle in

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:379-china-s-great-rivers-the-finless-porpoise-the-lost-baiji-chinese-alligators-and-sturgeon:t5:o2:1
# text = More fish in the river means more food, and fewer nets to tangle in
1	More	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	tangle	tangle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | More fish in the river | more food |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic |
| 2 | **tangle** | to-infinitive | More fish in the river *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It would not help at all, because nets and fishing boats never hurt porpoises

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:379-china-s-great-rivers-the-finless-porpoise-the-lost-baiji-chinese-alligators-and-sturgeon:t5:o3:1
# text = It would not help at all, because nets and fishing boats never hurt porpoises
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	porpoises	porpoise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **help** | would | It |  |  | all |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **hurt** | past · passive |  | nets and fishing boats |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer porpoise=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ban makes porpoises grow fins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:379-china-s-great-rivers-the-finless-porpoise-the-lost-baiji-chinese-alligators-and-sturgeon:t5:o4:1
# text = The ban makes porpoises grow fins
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ban	ban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	porpoises	porpoise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	fins	fin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the ban | porpoises |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | porpoises *not said here* | fins |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fin=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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