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title: «lost my big tooth playing footie, it'll grow back like a shark's» W… — Counting animals: eyes, ears, hearts,… · tree and pragmatics
description: «lost my big tooth playing footie, it'll grow back like a shark's» What is right? Test 4 of lesson 41 «Counting animals: eyes, ears, hearts, trunks, tentacles, teeth» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 4 · Counting animals: eyes, ears, hearts, trunks, tentacles, t…

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«lost my big tooth playing footie, it'll grow back like a shark's» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** big tooth, footie · **What happens:** lose, play, grow back, be · **To what, where:** big tooth, footie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 41 «Counting animals: eyes, ears, hearts, trunks, tentacles, teeth» 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/41-counting-animals/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t4:1
# text = «lost my big tooth playing footie, it'll grow back like a shark's» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	footie	footie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | past |  | my big tooth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** *in a quote* | gerund | my big tooth *not said here* | footie |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent footie=Theme |
| 3 | **grow back** *in a quote* | future | footie |  |  |  |  | like a shark | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No, adult teeth never grow back; sharks regrow theirs, we do not

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t4:o1:1
# text = No, adult teeth never grow back; sharks regrow theirs, we do not
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	regrow	regrow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **grow back** | present | adult teeth |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **regrow** | present | sharks | teeth *= tooth* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **do** | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, people grow a whole new set of teeth every ten years or so

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t4:o2:1
# text = Yes, people grow a whole new set of teeth every ten years or so
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | people | a whole new set of teeth |  |  | year |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location set=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, but a shark tooth can be glued into the gap instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t4:o3:1
# text = No, but a shark tooth can be glued into the gap instead
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	glued	glue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	gap	gap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glue** | can · passive |  | a shark tooth |  | the gap |  | instead *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, but only if you brush the gap twice every single day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t4:o4:1
# text = Yes, but only if you brush the gap twice every single day
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	brush	brush	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gap	gap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | present | you | the gap |  |  | day | twice *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gap=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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