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title: Near a stream you hear a loud «plop» and see a chubby brown animal v… — The real animals of the river bank: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Near a stream you hear a loud «plop» and see a chubby brown animal vanish under the bank. What was it most likely? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 403 «The real animals of the river bank: the water vole, the mole, the otter, the toad and the river birds» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Test 2 · ★★ · The real animals of the river bank: the water vole, the mo…

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Near a stream you hear a loud «plop» and see a chubby brown animal vanish under the bank. What was it most likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, chubby brown animal · **What happens:** hear, see, vanish, be · **To what, where:** loud plop, stream, bank, animal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 403 «The real animals of the river bank: the water vole, the mole, the otter, the toad and the river birds» 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/403-the-real-animals-of-the-river-bank-water-vole-mole-otter-toad-and-the-river-birds/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Near a stream you hear a loud «plop» and see a chubby brown animal vanish under the bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:403-the-real-animals-of-the-river-bank-water-vole-mole-otter-toad-and-the-river-birds:t2:1
# text = Near a stream you hear a loud «plop» and see a chubby brown animal vanish under the bank.
1	Near	near	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	plop	plop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	chubby	chubby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	vanish	vanish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
18	under	under	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | present | you | a loud plop |  | a stream |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer plop=Stimulus |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **vanish** | infinitive | a chubby brown animal |  |  | the bank |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 was it most likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:403-the-real-animals-of-the-river-bank-water-vole-mole-otter-toad-and-the-river-birds:t2:2
# text = What was it most likely?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A big pike jumping right out of the water for a fly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:403-the-real-animals-of-the-river-bank-water-vole-mole-otter-toad-and-the-river-birds:t2:o1:1
# text = A big pike jumping right out of the water for a fly
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pike	pike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	jumping	jump	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | gerund | a big pike *not said here* |  |  | the water |  | for a fly; right *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out water=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A toad leaping from the bank into its pond

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:403-the-real-animals-of-the-river-bank-water-vole-mole-otter-toad-and-the-river-birds:t2:o2:1
# text = A toad leaping from the bank into its pond
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	leaping	leap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leap** | gerund | a toad *not said here* |  |  | the bank |  | into bank's pond | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into pond=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A mole that slipped and fell in the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:403-the-real-animals-of-the-river-bank-water-vole-mole-otter-toad-and-the-river-birds:t2:o3:1
# text = A mole that slipped and fell in the river
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
6	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | past | a mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **fall** | past | a mole |  |  | the river |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in river=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A water vole diving into its burrow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:403-the-real-animals-of-the-river-bank-water-vole-mole-otter-toad-and-the-river-birds:t2:o4:1
# text = A water vole diving into its burrow
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	vole	vole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	diving	dive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	burrow	burrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | gerund | a water vole *not said here* |  |  | vole's burrow |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into burrow=Location |

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