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title: In Ratatouille Remy the rat cooks in Paris. A friend says real rats… — Surprising brains: tool-using fish, co… · tree and pragmatics
description: In Ratatouille Remy the rat cooks in Paris. A friend says real rats have no feelings at all. What is right? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 388 «Surprising brains: tool-using fish, counting bees, laughing rats and clever pigs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Surprising brains: tool-using fish, counting bees, laughin…

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In Ratatouille Remy the rat cooks in Paris. A friend says real rats have no feelings at all. What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** rat, friend, real rats · **What happens:** cook, say, have, be · **To what, where:** feelings, all · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 388 «Surprising brains: tool-using fish, counting bees, laughing rats and clever pigs» 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/388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Ratatouille Remy the rat cooks in Paris.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs:t5:1
# text = In Ratatouille Remy the rat cooks in Paris.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Ratatouille	Ratatouille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	Remy	Remy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | the rat |  |  |  |  | in Paris; in Ratatouille | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in ratatouille=Instrument |

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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:* A friend says real rats have no feelings at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs:t5:2
# text = A friend says real rats have no feelings at all.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | real rats | no feelings |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs:t5:3
# text = What is right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Rats can cook like Remy if a person trains them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs:t5:o1:1
# text = Rats can cook like Remy if a person trains them
1	Rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Remy	Remy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	trains	train	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | can | Rats |  |  |  |  | like Remy | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **train** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a person | Rats *= rat* |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Rats laugh so loudly that people have to cover their ears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs:t5:o2:1
# text = Rats laugh so loudly that people have to cover their ears
1	Rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | present | Rats |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cover** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | people's ears |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ear=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Tickled rats chirp like laughing and come back for more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs:t5:o3:1
# text = Tickled rats chirp like laughing and come back for more
1	Tickled	tickle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chirp	chirp	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tickle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **chirp** | present | Tickled rats |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **laugh** | gerund | Tickled rats *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **come back** | infinitive | Tickled rats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for more | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Rats feel nothing ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs:t5:o4:1
# text = Rats feel nothing ever
1	Rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Rats | nothing |  |  | ever |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme |

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