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title: In a cartoon the hero bumps his head and the brain inside rattles bu… — The brain and nerves · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon the hero bumps his head and the brain inside rattles but nothing happens. Why do real people wear helmets? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 68 «The brain and nerves» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · The brain and nerves

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In a cartoon the hero bumps his head and the brain inside rattles but nothing happens. Why do real people wear helmets?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hero, brain, nothing, real people · **What happens:** bump, rattle, happen, wear · **To what, where:** head, cartoon, helmets

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 68 «The brain and nerves» 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/68-the-brain-and-nerves/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon the hero bumps his head and the brain inside rattles but nothing happens.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:68-the-brain-and-nerves:t2:1
# text = In a cartoon the hero bumps his head and the brain inside rattles but nothing happens.
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	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	bumps	bump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	rattles	rattle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
16	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bump** | present | the hero | hero's head |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 2 | **rattle** | present | the brain |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **happen** | present | nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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:* Why do real people wear helmets?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:68-the-brain-and-nerves:t2:2
# text = Why do real people wear helmets?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | real people | helmets |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Brains cannot be hurt by bumps, helmets are only for show

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:68-the-brain-and-nerves:t2:o1:1
# text = Brains cannot be hurt by bumps, helmets are only for show
1	Brains	brain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bumps	bump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | can · passive | bumps | Brains |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | helmets |  |  |  |  | for show | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A hard knock can bang the brain against the skull and hurt it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:68-the-brain-and-nerves:t2:o2:1
# text = A hard knock can bang the brain against the skull and hurt it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	knock	knock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bang	bang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	skull	skull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bang** | can | a hard knock | the brain |  | the skull |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent brain=Theme against skull=Trajectory |
| 2 | **hurt** | infinitive | a hard knock *not said here* | brain |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Helmets are really only for keeping warm in winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:68-the-brain-and-nerves:t2:o3:1
# text = Helmets are really only for keeping warm in winter
1	Helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · progressive | Helmets |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Helmets help you think faster on the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:68-the-brain-and-nerves:t2:o4:1
# text = Helmets help you think faster on the road
1	Helmets	helmet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Helmets | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on the road; fast *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent on road=Topic |

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