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title: mate says the tunnel glass could crack any second if a shark headbut… — The aquarium: the shark tunnel and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: mate says the tunnel glass could crack any second if a shark headbutts it lol. true? Test 1 of lesson 91 «The aquarium: the shark tunnel and the rays» 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.
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# Test 1 · The aquarium: the shark tunnel and the rays

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
mate says the tunnel glass could crack any second if a shark headbutts it lol. true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, tunnel glass · **What happens:** say, crack · **To what, where:** shark headbutts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 91 «The aquarium: the shark tunnel and the rays» 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/91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t1:1
# text = mate says the tunnel glass could crack any second if a shark headbutts it lol. true?
1	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	headbutts	headbutt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
17	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **crack** | could | the tunnel glass | shark headbutts |  |  | second |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location headbutt=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, that is why the sharks are kept hungry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t1:o1:1
# text = Yes, that is why the sharks are kept hungry
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
10	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present · passive |  | the sharks |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, sharks often break the tunnels and the water floods in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, sharks often break the tunnels and the water floods in
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	break	break	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tunnels	tunnel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	floods	flood	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | sharks | the tunnels |  |  |  | often *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tunnel=Patient |
| 2 | **flood in** | present | the water |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, the acrylic is many centimetres thick and very strong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t1:o3:1
# text = No, the acrylic is many centimetres thick and very strong
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	acrylic	acrylic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the acrylic |  |  |  |  | many centimetres *obl:unmarked*; thick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the acrylic *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, because the tunnel is made of steel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t1:o4:1
# text = No, because the tunnel is made of steel
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the tunnel |  |  |  | of steel | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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