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title: In a cartoon, the cat gets bonked on the head, sees stars and is fin… — Nosebleeds and bumps on the head · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, the cat gets bonked on the head, sees stars and is fine a second later. What's wrong? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 5 «Nosebleeds and bumps on the head» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was
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# Test 5 · ★ · Nosebleeds and bumps on the head

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In a cartoon, the cat gets bonked on the head, sees stars and is fine a second later. What's wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** bonk, see, be · **To what, where:** cat, cartoon, stars · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 5 «Nosebleeds and bumps on the head» of the medicine 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/medicine/5-nosebleeds-and-bumps-on-the-head/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, the cat gets bonked on the head, sees stars and is fine a second later.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:5-nosebleeds-and-bumps-on-the-head:t5:1
# text = In a cartoon, the cat gets bonked on the head, sees stars and is fine a second later.
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	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	bonked	bonk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	20	obl:unmarked	_	_
20	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bonk** | present · passive |  | the cat |  | a cartoon |  | on the head | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **see** | present |  | stars |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer star=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine, late *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:5-nosebleeds-and-bumps-on-the-head:t5:2
# text = What's wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	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 |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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A hard knock can cause concussion that needs rest and checking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:5-nosebleeds-and-bumps-on-the-head:t5:o1:1
# text = A hard knock can cause concussion that needs rest and checking
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	knock	knock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	concussion	concussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	checking	check	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | a hard knock | concussion |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition concussion=Patient |
| 2 | **need** | present | concussion | rest |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot rest=Theme |
| 3 | **check** | gerund | concussion *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing, head bumps are always harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:5-nosebleeds-and-bumps-on-the-head:t5:o2:1
# text = Nothing, head bumps are always harmless
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	bumps	bump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Nothing bumps |  |  |  |  | always, harmless *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cats can't get bumps, only people can

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:5-nosebleeds-and-bumps-on-the-head:t5:o3:1
# text = Cats can't get bumps, only people can
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	bumps	bump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | can | Cats | bumps |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bump=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Seeing stars just means your brain has already healed itself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:5-nosebleeds-and-bumps-on-the-head:t5:o4:1
# text = Seeing stars just means your brain has already healed itself
1	Seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	already	already	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	healed	heal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	ccomp	_	_
10	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | gerund |  | stars |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer star=Stimulus |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Seeing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **heal** | present · perfect | your brain | brain |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent itself=Patient |

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**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.

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