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title: «pulled a starfish off the rock to take home, it's fine, it'll grow… — Counting animals: eyes, ears, hearts,… · tree and pragmatics
description: «pulled a starfish off the rock to take home, it's fine, it'll grow a new arm anyway» What is the best answer? Test 6 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 
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# Test 6 · Counting animals: eyes, ears, hearts, trunks, tentacles, t…

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«pulled a starfish off the rock to take home, it's fine, it'll grow a new arm anyway» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** starfish, best answer · **What happens:** pull, take, be, grow · **To what, where:** starfish, new arm · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t6:1
# text = «pulled a starfish off the rock to take home, it's fine, it'll grow a new arm anyway» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	starfish	starfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	parataxis	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
24	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	parataxis	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	28	amod	_	_
28	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** *in a quote* | past |  | a starfish |  |  |  | off the rock | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **grow** *in a quote* | future | starfish | a new arm |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location arm=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | present | the best 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 {#o1}

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Fine, as long as you keep it in a nice dry box with some sand

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t6:o1:1
# text = Fine, as long as you keep it in a nice dry box with some sand
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | you | it |  | a nice dry box with some sand |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in box=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fine, starfish feel nothing at all and always grow back whole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t6:o2:1
# text = Fine, starfish feel nothing at all and always grow back whole
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	starfish	starfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
10	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Fine starfish | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme at all=Location |
| 2 | **grow back** | infinitive | Fine starfish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | always, whole *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only take the ones that already have a short arm, they're used to it

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t6:o3:1
# text = Only take the ones that already have a short arm, they're used to it
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
6	already	already	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | the ones |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present |  | the ones |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | present · passive |  | they | arm |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leave starfish on their rocks; look, count the arms, then let them be

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:41-counting-animals:t6:o4:1
# text = Leave starfish on their rocks; look, count the arms, then let them be
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	starfish	starfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | starfish |  | their rocks |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent starfish=Theme on rock=Location |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **count** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the arms |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme |
| 4 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | arms *= arm* |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** | infinitive | arms *= arm* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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