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title: A Gen Alpha kid shouts, «that dead bee is just sleeping, no cap, it'… — Why living things die, and the circle… · tree and pragmatics
description: A Gen Alpha kid shouts, «that dead bee is just sleeping, no cap, it'll get up, skibidi!» («No cap» means «no lie»; «skibidi» means nothing at all.) What is true? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 53 «Why living things die, and the circle of life in nature» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Why living things die, and the circle of life in nature

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A Gen Alpha kid shouts, «that dead bee is just sleeping, no cap, it'll get up, skibidi!» («No cap» means «no lie»; «skibidi» means nothing at all.) What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alpha kid, dead bee, bee, cap, skibidi · **What happens:** shout, sleep, get up, mean, be · **To what, where:** cap, skibidi, lie, nothing, all · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 53 «Why living things die, and the circle of life in nature» 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/53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Gen Alpha kid shouts, «that dead bee is just sleeping, no cap, it'll get up, skibidi!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t1:1
# text = A Gen Alpha kid shouts, «that dead bee is just sleeping, no cap, it'll get up, skibidi!»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
9	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	skibidi	skibidi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | a Alpha kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sleep** *in a quote* | present · progressive | that dead bee | no cap |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get up** *in a quote* | future | bee | skibidi |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:* («No cap» means «no lie»; «skibidi» means nothing at all.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t1:2
# text = («No cap» means «no lie»; «skibidi» means nothing at all.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	skibidi	skibidi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	15	obj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | no cap | no lie |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lie=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | skibidi | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t1:3
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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A dead bee will never wake; death is not sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t1:o1:1
# text = A dead bee will never wake; death is not sleep
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	sleep	sleep	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** **wake** | future | a dead bee |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | death | sleep |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It will wake up again if someone sings a song to it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t1:o2:1
# text = It will wake up again if someone sings a song to it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | future | It |  |  |  | again |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | someone | a song | song |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent song=Topic to it=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dead insects always come back to life every spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t1:o3:1
# text = Dead insects always come back to life every spring
1	Dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | present | Dead insects |  |  | life | spring | always *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to life=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Bees sleep standing perfectly still for a whole week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t1:o4:1
# text = Bees sleep standing perfectly still for a whole week
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | Bees |  |  |  | still; week |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund | Bees *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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