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title: In a game, a jumping spider builds a huge web to catch prey. What do… — Spiders, scorpions and other eight-leg… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a game, a jumping spider builds a huge web to catch prey. What does a real jumping spider do? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 38 «Spiders, scorpions and other eight-legged creatures» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Spiders, scorpions and other eight-legged creatures

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In a game, a jumping spider builds a huge web to catch prey. What does a real jumping spider do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** jumping spider, real jumping spider · **What happens:** jump, build, catch, do · **To what, where:** huge web, game, prey

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 38 «Spiders, scorpions and other eight-legged creatures» 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/38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a game, a jumping spider builds a huge web to catch prey.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:t11:1
# text = In a game, a jumping spider builds a huge web to catch prey.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	jumping	jump	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
14	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **build** | present | a jumping spider | a huge web |  | a game |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset web=Product |
| 3 | **catch** | to-infinitive | a jumping spider *not said here* | prey |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme |

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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 does a real jumping spider do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:t11:2
# text = What does a real jumping spider do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	jumping	jump	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present · do-support | a real jumping spider |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It catches small fish in ponds with its front legs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:t11:o1:1
# text = It catches small fish in ponds with its front legs
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ponds	pond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | It | small fish |  | ponds |  | with its front legs | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |

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

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It stalks and pounces with no web to catch prey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:t11:o2:1
# text = It stalks and pounces with no web to catch prey
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stalks	stalk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	pounces	pounce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stalk** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pounce** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with no web | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **catch** | to-infinitive |  | prey |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It builds the biggest webs of all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:t11:o3:1
# text = It builds the biggest webs of all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	webs	web	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | It | the biggest webs of all |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material web=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It digs traps in sand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:t11:o4:1
# text = It digs traps in sand
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	digs	dig	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	traps	trap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | present | It | traps |  | sand |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent trap=Theme in sand=Location |

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