--- title: A wasp keeps buzzing near your lunch. Your friend says, "Relax, it'l… — Small creatures and creepy-crawlies · tree and pragmatics description: A wasp keeps buzzing near your lunch. Your friend says, "Relax, it'll die if it stings." What's wrong? 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What's wrong? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** wasp, friend · **What happens:** keep, buzz, say, relax, die, sting · **To what, where:** lunch · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 9 «Small creatures and creepy-crawlies» 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/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A wasp keeps buzzing near your lunch. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t2:1 # text = A wasp keeps buzzing near your lunch. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wasp wasp NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 buzzing buzz VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ 5 near near ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 lunch lunch NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | present | a wasp | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **buzz** | gerund | a wasp *not said here* | | | your lunch | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near lunch=Location | 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. *Sentence 2:* Your friend says, "Relax, it'll die if it stings." ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t2:2 # text = Your friend says, "Relax, it'll die if it stings." 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Relax relax VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 11 if if SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 stings sting VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **relax** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **die** *in a quote* | future | friend | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 4 | **sting** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | friend | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* What's wrong? ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t2:3 # 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 _ _ ``` | # | 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 {#o1} Wasps can't sting at all, they only buzz to scare people ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t2:o1:1 # text = Wasps can't sting at all, they only buzz to scare people 1 Wasps wasp 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 sting sting VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 only only ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 buzz buzz VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 scare scare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **sting** | can | Wasps | | | | | at all | vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Patient at all=Stimulus | | 2 | **buzz** | present | Wasps *= wasp* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **scare** | to-infinitive | Wasps *= wasp* *not said here* | people | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Wasps can sting more than once; walk away calmly ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t2:o2:1 # text = Wasps can sting more than once; walk away calmly 1 Wasps wasp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 sting sting VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV 3 obj _ _ 5 than than ADP IN _ 4 fixed _ _ 6 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 walk walk VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 9 away away ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 calmly calmly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sting** | can | Wasps | more | | | | once *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus more=Experiencer | | 2 | **walk away** | infinitive | | | | | | away, calmly *property* | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Wasps only ever sting people in the cold winter months ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t2:o3:1 # text = Wasps only ever sting people in the cold winter months 1 Wasps wasp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 3 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 4 advmod _ _ 4 sting sting VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 9 winter winter NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sting** | infinitive | Wasps | people | | | ever; month | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nothing, because wasps always die after they sting you ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t2:o4:1 # text = Nothing, because wasps always die after they sting you 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 wasps wasp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 6 advmod _ _ 6 die die VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 7 after after SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 sting sting VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **die** | present | wasps | | | | | always *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 2 | **sting** | present | wasps *= wasp* | you | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer | **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. 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