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title: In a superhero film, a man shrinks to ant size and keeps his strengt… — Small creatures and creepy-crawlies · tree and pragmatics
description: In a superhero film, a man shrinks to ant size and keeps his strength... no wait, an ant grows to human size and lifts a bus. What's the science problem? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 9 «Small creatures and creepy-crawlies» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 5 · ★ · Small creatures and creepy-crawlies

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In a superhero film, a man shrinks to ant size and keeps his strength... no wait, an ant grows to human size and lifts a bus. What's the science problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** man, ant, science problem · **What happens:** shrink, keep, grow, lift, be · **To what, where:** superhero film, strength, bus

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a superhero film, a man shrinks to ant size and keeps his strength... no wait, an ant grows to human size and lifts a bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t5:1
# text = In a superhero film, a man shrinks to ant size and keeps his strength... no wait, an ant grows to human size and lifts a bus.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	superhero	superhero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shrinks	shrink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	advcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	...	...	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	wait	wait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	lifts	lift	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | present | a man |  |  | a superhero film |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a man *not said here* | man's strength and no wait |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | present | a ant |  |  |  |  | to human size | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **lift** | present | a ant *not said here* | a bus |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's the science problem?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t5:2
# text = What's the science problem?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the science problem |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Buses are too smooth for ants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t5:o1:1
# text = Buses are too smooth for ants
1	Buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Buses |  |  |  |  | for ants; smooth *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No problem at all, because a giant ant would be exactly as strong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t5:o2:1
# text = No problem at all, because a giant ant would be exactly as strong
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
12	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	as	as	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | a giant ant |  |  |  |  | exactly, strong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ants are too lazy to lift buses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t5:o3:1
# text = Ants are too lazy to lift buses
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ants |  |  |  |  | lazy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lift** | to-infinitive | Ants *not said here* | buses |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Bigger bodies get much heavier, so the giant ant would collapse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:t5:o4:1
# text = Bigger bodies get much heavier, so the giant ant would collapse
1	Bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	collapse	collapse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Bigger bodies |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **collapse** | would | the giant ant |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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