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title: In a cartoon the penguin mum sits on the egg all winter while dad go… — Babies: eggs, live birth, pouches and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon the penguin mum sits on the egg all winter while dad goes fishing. What really happens with emperor penguins? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 49 «Babies: eggs, live birth, pouches and parents» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Babies: eggs, live birth, pouches and parents

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In a cartoon the penguin mum sits on the egg all winter while dad goes fishing. What really happens with emperor penguins?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** penguin mum, dad · **What happens:** sit, go, happen · **To what, where:** cartoon, fishing

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 49 «Babies: eggs, live birth, pouches and parents» 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/49-babies/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon the penguin mum sits on the egg all winter while dad goes fishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:49-babies:t2:1
# text = In a cartoon the penguin mum sits on the egg all winter while dad goes fishing.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	penguin	penguin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
16	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | the penguin mum |  |  | a cartoon | winter | on the egg | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **go** | present | dad | fishing |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fishing=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 really happens with emperor penguins?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:49-babies:t2:2
# text = What really happens with emperor penguins?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	penguins	penguin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with emperor penguins | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The dad keeps the egg warm while the mum feeds at sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:49-babies:t2:o1:1
# text = The dad keeps the egg warm while the mum feeds at sea
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the dad | the egg |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | present | the mum |  |  | sea |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Exactly what the cartoon shows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:49-babies:t2:o2:1
# text = Exactly what the cartoon shows
1	Exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the cartoon |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The egg is kept warm in the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:49-babies:t2:o3:1
# text = The egg is kept warm in the sea
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · passive |  | the egg |  | the sea |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in sea=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both parents leave the egg in the snow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:49-babies:t2:o4:1
# text = Both parents leave the egg in the snow
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | both parents | the egg |  | the snow |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in snow=Location |

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