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title: A cartoon shows a seed lying dead in a drawer until a wizard brings… — Life begins: being born and growing up · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon shows a seed lying dead in a drawer until a wizard brings it to life. What does it get wrong? Test 8 of lesson 51 «Life begins: being born and growing up» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 8 · Life begins: being born and growing up

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A cartoon shows a seed lying dead in a drawer until a wizard brings it to life. What does it get wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cartoon, seed, wizard · **What happens:** show, lie, bring, get · **To what, where:** seed, drawer, life

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This is test 8 of lesson 51 «Life begins: being born and growing up» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon shows a seed lying dead in a drawer until a wizard brings it to life.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t8:1
# text = A cartoon shows a seed lying dead in a drawer until a wizard brings it to life.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	drawer	drawer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a cartoon | a seed |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent seed=Recipient |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund | a seed *not said here* |  |  | a drawer |  | dead *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in drawer=Location |
| 3 | **bring** | present | a wizard | seed |  | life |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to life=Destination |

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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 does it get wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t8:2
# text = What does it get wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · do-support | cartoon |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Seeds only grow if they are kept in drawers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t8:o1:1
# text = Seeds only grow if they are kept in drawers
1	Seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	drawers	drawer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Seeds |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | Seeds *= seed* |  | drawers |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in drawer=Location |

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

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A seed is alive, resting, and water and warmth wake it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t8:o2:1
# text = A seed is alive, resting, and water and warmth wake it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	warmth	warmth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a seed |  |  |  |  | alive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rest** | gerund | a seed *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wake** | present | water and warmth | seed |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, seeds really are dead until magic touches them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t8:o3:1
# text = Nothing, seeds really are dead until magic touches them
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	touches	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **touch** | present | magic | seeds *= seed* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Co-Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wizards are needed to plant real seeds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:51-life-begins-being-born-and-growing-up:t8:o4:1
# text = Wizards are needed to plant real seeds
1	Wizards	wizard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	plant	plant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present · passive |  | Wizards |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plant** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Wizards *not said here* | real seeds |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=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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