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description: In a cartoon, a kangaroo wears boxing gloves and hops forever without getting tired. What is real? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 79 «Animals of Australia and New Zealand: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, kiwis» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 4 · ★★ · Animals of Australia and New Zealand: kangaroos, koalas, w…

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In a cartoon, a kangaroo wears boxing gloves and hops forever without getting tired. What is real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kangaroo · **What happens:** wear, get, be · **To what, where:** boxing gloves, cartoon

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 79 «Animals of Australia and New Zealand: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, kiwis» 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/79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a kangaroo wears boxing gloves and hops forever without getting tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon, a kangaroo wears boxing gloves and hops forever without getting tired.
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	boxing	boxing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hops	hop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
13	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
15	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | a kangaroo | boxing gloves and hops |  | a cartoon |  | forever *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent glove=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | a kangaroo *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 is real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:t4:2
# text = What is real?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Springy tendons make hopping cheap, but top speed is only for short bursts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:t4:o1:1
# text = Springy tendons make hopping cheap, but top speed is only for short bursts
1	Springy	springy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tendons	tendon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hopping	hop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
5	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
8	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bursts	burst	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Springy tendons |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **hop** | gerund | Springy tendons *not said here* |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | top speed |  |  |  |  | for short bursts | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Kangaroos cannot hop, they walk on four legs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:t4:o2:1
# text = Kangaroos cannot hop, they walk on four legs
1	Kangaroos	kangaroo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	hop	hop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hop** | can | Kangaroos |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | present | Kangaroos *= kangaroo* |  |  | four legs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leg=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Kangaroos never get tired at any speed, so they can hop all day and night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:t4:o3:1
# text = Kangaroos never get tired at any speed, so they can hop all day and night
1	Kangaroos	kangaroo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	hop	hop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | present | Kangaroos |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hop** | can | Kangaroos *= kangaroo* |  |  |  | day |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kangaroos fly short distances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:t4:o4:1
# text = Kangaroos fly short distances
1	Kangaroos	kangaroo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	distances	distance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | Kangaroos | short distances |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location distance=Theme |

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