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# Test 6 · Growing: teeth, height, hair, nails, from baby to grown-up

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«sod it, I'll stay up till 1, sleep's a waste of time» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sod, sleep, best answer · **What happens:** stay up, be · **To what, where:** waste

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This is test 6 of lesson 71 «Growing: teeth, height, hair, nails, from baby to grown-up» 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/71-growing-from-baby-to-grown-up/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:71-growing-from-baby-to-grown-up:t6:1
# text = «sod it, I'll stay up till 1, sleep's a waste of time» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sod	sod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	till	till	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nmod	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	23	amod	_	_
23	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay up** *in a quote* | future | sod |  |  |  | till 1 |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | sleep | a waste |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the best answer | a waste |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Sleep does nothing, so staying up is fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:71-growing-from-baby-to-grown-up:t6:o1:1
# text = Sleep does nothing, so staying up is fine
1	Sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | Sleep | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **stay up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | staying |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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You only grow while you are awake, running and moving about in the daytime, never at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:71-growing-from-baby-to-grown-up:t6:o2:1
# text = You only grow while you are awake, running and moving about in the daytime, never at night
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	daytime	daytime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | You |  |  |  | night |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | awake *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** | gerund | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **move about** | gerund | You *not said here* |  |  | the daytime |  | about *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in daytime=Trajectory |

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

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Sleep is when most growth hormone is released and the brain sorts what you learned

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:71-growing-from-baby-to-grown-up:t6:o3:1
# text = Sleep is when most growth hormone is released and the brain sorts what you learned
1	Sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hormone	hormone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sorts	sort	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	obj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sleep |  |  |  |  | when *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **release** | present · passive |  | most growth hormone |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source |
| 3 | **sort** | present | the brain |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **learn** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grown-ups need more sleep than children anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:71-growing-from-baby-to-grown-up:t6:o4:1
# text = Grown-ups need more sleep than children anyway
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | Grown ups | more sleep |  |  |  | than children; anyway *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sleep=Theme |

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