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title: In Finding Nemo, Bruce the great white shark is in a club where shar… — The aquarium: the shark tunnel and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: In Finding Nemo, Bruce the great white shark is in a club where sharks promise not to eat fish. What is true of real great whites? Test 5 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
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# Test 5 · The aquarium: the shark tunnel and the rays

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In Finding Nemo, Bruce the great white shark is in a club where sharks promise not to eat fish. What is true of real great whites?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** great white shark, sharks · **What happens:** be, promise, not eat · **To what, where:** club, fish · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Finding Nemo, Bruce the great white shark is in a club where sharks promise not to eat fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t5:1
# text = In Finding Nemo, Bruce the great white shark is in a club where sharks promise not to eat fish.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Finding	Finding	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
3	Nemo	Nemo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Bruce	Bruce	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
15	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	promise	promise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
20	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the great white shark |  |  | a club |  | in Finding and Bruce | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | sharks |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | fish |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |

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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 true of real great whites?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t5:2
# text = What is true of real great whites?
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	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	whites	white	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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They never eat fish at all, only tiny drifting plankton and krill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t5:o1:1
# text = They never eat fish at all, only tiny drifting plankton and krill
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	drifting	drift	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	plankton	plankton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	krill	krill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | present | They | fish |  | all |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |
| 2 | **drift** | gerund | They *not said here* | plankton and krill |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plankton=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They live in small groups in one reef

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t5:o2:1
# text = They live in small groups in one reef
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | They |  |  | small groups |  | in one reef | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

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

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They do eat fish and seals, and they roam huge distances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t5:o3:1
# text = They do eat fish and seals, and they roam huge distances
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	roam	roam	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	distances	distance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present · do-support | They | fish and seals |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |
| 2 | **roam** | present | fish | huge distances |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme distance=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They eat only seaweed and shellfish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays:t5:o4:1
# text = They eat only seaweed and shellfish
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	seaweed	seaweed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shellfish	shellfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | They | seaweed and shellfish |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seaweed=Patient |

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