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title: «they just stood there filming while the baby elephant was stuck, co… — How nature documentaries are made: hid… · tree and pragmatics
description: «they just stood there filming while the baby elephant was stuck, cold or what» Why do crews usually not help? Test 8 of lesson 394 «How nature documentaries are made: hides, camera traps, drones and years of waiting» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 8 · How nature documentaries are made: hides, camera traps, dr…

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«they just stood there filming while the baby elephant was stuck, cold or what» Why do crews usually not help?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, baby elephant, crews · **What happens:** stand, film, be, not help

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This is test 8 of lesson 394 «How nature documentaries are made: hides, camera traps, drones and years of waiting» 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/394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting:t8:1
# text = «they just stood there filming while the baby elephant was stuck, cold or what» Why do crews usually not help?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
6	filming	film	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	advcl	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
18	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
19	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
20	crews	crew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
21	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** *in a quote* | past | they |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **film** *in a quote* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the baby elephant |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** *in a quote* |  | the baby elephant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **help** | present · do-support | crews |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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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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Elephants always get out alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting:t8:o1:1
# text = Elephants always get out alone
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get out** | present | Elephants |  |  |  |  | alone, always, out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They were too far away to see it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting:t8:o2:1
# text = They were too far away to see it
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | away, far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Crews are not allowed to touch anything except their cameras and tripods

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting:t8:o3:1
# text = Crews are not allowed to touch anything except their cameras and tripods
1	Crews	crew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	except	except	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cameras	camera	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tripods	tripod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Crews |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **touch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Crews *not said here* | anything |  |  |  | except Crews's cameras and tripods | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme anything=Co-Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Their rule is not to change what happens, though people argue about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting:t8:o4:1
# text = Their rule is not to change what happens, though people argue about it
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	_
8	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Their rule |  |  |  |  | change *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | people |  |  |  |  | about rule | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
| 4 | **rule** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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