---
title: Ali's friend presses two pencils on his back, close together, and he… — Senses: nose, tongue and skin · tree and pragmatics
description: Ali's friend presses two pencils on his back, close together, and he feels one. Why? Test 6 of lesson 70 «Senses: nose, tongue and skin» 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 wrong.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/t6/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Senses: nose, tongue and skin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/) / t6

# Test 6 · Senses: nose, tongue and skin

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ali's friend presses two pencils on his back, close together, and he feels one. Why?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend · **What happens:** press, close, feel · **To what, where:** two pencils, back, one

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 6 of lesson 70 «Senses: nose, tongue and skin» 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/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/#t6).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Ali's friend presses two pencils on his back, close together, and he feels one.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t6:1
# text = Ali's friend presses two pencils on his back, close together, and he feels one.
1	Ali	Ali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	presses	press	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	close	close	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present | Ali's friend | two pencils |  | friend's back |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme |
| 2 | **close** | infinitive | Ali's friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **feel** | present | friend | one |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t6:2
# text = Why?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His back has gone to sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t6:o1:1
# text = His back has gone to sleep
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · perfect | His back |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | His back *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The back has fewer touch sensors, spread far apart

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t6:o2:1
# text = The back has fewer touch sensors, spread far apart
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
5	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sensors	sensor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the back | fewer touch sensors |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sensor=Patient |
| 2 | **spread** | participle |  | fewer touch sensors *not said here* |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His friend is pressing much too softly to be felt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t6:o3:1
# text = His friend is pressing much too softly to be felt
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | present · progressive | His friend |  |  |  |  | softly *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive · passive | His friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two pencils feel just the same as one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t6:o4:1
# text = Two pencils feel just the same as one
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Two pencils |  |  |  |  | as one; same *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent as one=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Senses: nose, tongue and skin, test 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/t5/)
- next →: [Senses: nose, tongue and skin, test 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/t7/)
- ↑ back to [Senses: nose, tongue and skin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/)