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title: in my cartoon the plant drinks the rain through its leaves when it p… — Roots, stems and leaves · tree and pragmatics
description: in my cartoon the plant drinks the rain through its leaves when it pours. that how it works? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 57 «Roots, stems and leaves» 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 was right.
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# Test 6 · ★ · Roots, stems and leaves

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in my cartoon the plant drinks the rain through its leaves when it pours. that how it works?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** plant, my · **What happens:** drink, pour, work, cartoon · **To what, where:** rain, cartoon

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 57 «Roots, stems and leaves» 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/57-roots-stems-and-leaves/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:57-roots-stems-and-leaves:t6:1
# text = in my cartoon the plant drinks the rain through its leaves when it pours. that how it works?
1	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	pours	pour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present | the plant | the rain |  | my cartoon |  | through plant's leaves | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Patient |
| 2 | **pour** | present | plant |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **work** | present | plant |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cartoon** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom cartoon «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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No, plants don't need water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:57-roots-stems-and-leaves:t6:o1:1
# text = No, plants don't need water
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | plants | water |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, roots are just for holding on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:57-roots-stems-and-leaves:t6:o2:1
# text = Yes, roots are just for holding on
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold on** | present · progressive | roots |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Not really, almost all its water goes in through the roots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:57-roots-stems-and-leaves:t6:o3:1
# text = Not really, almost all its water goes in through the roots
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go in** | present | its water |  |  | the roots |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through root=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, leaves are like sponges and soak up every drop that lands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:57-roots-stems-and-leaves:t6:o4:1
# text = Yes, leaves are like sponges and soak up every drop that lands
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sponges	sponge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	soak	soak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | leaves |  |  |  |  | like sponges | tree rules |
| 2 | **soak up** | present |  | every drop |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent drop=Source |
| 3 | **land** | present | every drop |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=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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