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title: You see a shark lying still on the seabed in an aquarium. Is it dead? — Animals in the sea and the river · tree and pragmatics
description: You see a shark lying still on the seabed in an aquarium. Is it dead? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 3 · ★ · Animals in the sea and the river

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You see a shark lying still on the seabed in an aquarium. Is it dead?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** You, shark · **What happens:** see, lie, be · **To what, where:** shark, seabed

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths 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/myths/11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* You see a shark lying still on the seabed in an aquarium.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t3:1
# text = You see a shark lying still on the seabed in an aquarium.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	seabed	seabed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	aquarium	aquarium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | You | a shark |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shark=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund | a shark *not said here* |  |  | the seabed | still | in a aquarium | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on seabed=Location |

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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:* Is it dead?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t3:2
# text = Is it dead?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dead	dead	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 | shark |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, every still shark is dead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t3:o1:1
# text = Yes, every still shark is dead
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	dead	dead	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 | every shark |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Probably not; some sharks like nurse sharks rest and pump water over their gills

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t3:o2:1
# text = Probably not; some sharks like nurse sharks rest and pump water over their gills
1	Probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	rest	rest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	pump	pump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	gills	gill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | present | some sharks like nurse sharks |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pump** | present | some sharks like nurse sharks *not said here* | water |  | sharks's gills |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme over gill=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, sharks can't breathe unless swimming

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t3:o3:1
# text = Yes, sharks can't breathe unless swimming
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **breathe** | can | sharks |  |  |  |  | unless swimming | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's asleep with both eyes shut, like us

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:t3:o4:1
# text = It's asleep with both eyes shut, like us
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | with both eyes; asleep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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