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description: «monkey at the temple looks hungry, gimme the crisps I'll feed him» What is the right answer? Test 8 of lesson 382 «The Chinese zodiac: the twelve real animals behind the signs» 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 8 · The Chinese zodiac: the twelve real animals behind the signs

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«monkey at the temple looks hungry, gimme the crisps I'll feed him» What is the right answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** monkey, I · **What happens:** look, gimme, feed, be · **To what, where:** crisps, monkey, right answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 382 «The Chinese zodiac: the twelve real animals behind the signs» 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/382-the-chinese-zodiac-the-twelve-real-animals-behind-the-signs/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:382-the-chinese-zodiac-the-twelve-real-animals-behind-the-signs:t8:1
# text = «monkey at the temple looks hungry, gimme the crisps I'll feed him» What is the right answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	gimme	gimme	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crisps	crisp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	appos	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** *in a quote* | present | monkey at the temple |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **gimme** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the crisps |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feed** *in a quote* | future | I |  | monkey |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 4 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  | the right answer |  |  |  |  | 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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Only feed him with your hand held open flat, like you feed a horse

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:382-the-chinese-zodiac-the-twelve-real-animals-behind-the-signs:t8:o1:1
# text = Only feed him with your hand held open flat, like you feed a horse
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	feed	feed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	feed	feed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | with your hand; flat *property* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | your hand *not said here* |  |  |  | open *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **feed** | present | you |  | a horse |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, monkeys love crisps and are safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:382-the-chinese-zodiac-the-twelve-real-animals-behind-the-signs:t8:o2:1
# text = Yes, monkeys love crisps and are safe
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	crisps	crisp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | monkeys | crisps |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer crisp=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | monkeys *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No, never feed or tease wild monkeys; they grab and can bite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:382-the-chinese-zodiac-the-twelve-real-animals-behind-the-signs:t8:o3:1
# text = No, never feed or tease wild monkeys; they grab and can bite
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	feed	feed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tease	tease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	grab	grab	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feed** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tease** | infinitive | you *not said here* | wild monkeys |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monkey=Patient |
| 3 | **grab** | present | monkeys *= monkey* |  |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **bite** | can | monkeys *= monkey* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, if you hold the crisps up high

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:382-the-chinese-zodiac-the-twelve-real-animals-behind-the-signs:t8:o4:1
# text = Yes, if you hold the crisps up high
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crisps	crisp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold up** | present | you | the crisps |  |  |  | high *property* | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot crisp=Theme |

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