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title: «mate stuck his finger in a reef hole to see what's in there» What i… — The axolotl, the tardigrade and the ma… · tree and pragmatics
description: «mate stuck his finger in a reef hole to see what's in there» What is the best advice? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 44 «The axolotl, the tardigrade and the mantis shrimp» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Test 7 · ★ · The axolotl, the tardigrade and the mantis shrimp

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«mate stuck his finger in a reef hole to see what's in there» What is the best advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate · **What happens:** stick, see, be · **To what, where:** finger, reef hole, best advice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 44 «The axolotl, the tardigrade and the mantis shrimp» 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/44-axolotl-tardigrade-mantis-shrimp/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:44-axolotl-tardigrade-mantis-shrimp:t7:1
# text = «mate stuck his finger in a reef hole to see what's in there» What is the best advice?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	csubj	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	21	amod	_	_
21	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** *in a quote* | past | mate | mate's finger |  | a reef hole |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent finger=Theme in hole=Destination |
| 2 | **see** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | mate *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the best advice |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Never do that: a mantis shrimp or other animal could strike hard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:44-axolotl-tardigrade-mantis-shrimp:t7:o1:1
# text = Never do that: a mantis shrimp or other animal could strike hard
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mantis	mantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	shrimp	shrimp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	strike	strike	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | that |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |
| 2 | **strike** | could | a mantis shrimp or other animal |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fine, reef holes are always empty, nothing ever lives in them, mate

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:44-axolotl-tardigrade-mantis-shrimp:t7:o2:1
# text = Fine, reef holes are always empty, nothing ever lives in them, mate
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
10	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	11	advmod	_	_
11	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fine reef holes |  |  |  |  | always, empty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | nothing |  |  |  | ever | in holes *= hole* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in they=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fine, mantis shrimps are too slow to hit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:44-axolotl-tardigrade-mantis-shrimp:t7:o3:1
# text = Fine, mantis shrimps are too slow to hit
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	mantis	mantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	shrimps	shrimp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fine mantis shrimps |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | to-infinitive | Fine mantis shrimps *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only do it with your thumb

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:44-axolotl-tardigrade-mantis-shrimp:t7:o4:1
# text = Only do it with your thumb
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	thumb	thumb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | with your thumb | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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