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title: Leah sobs, «I proper killed it!» about her drooping sunflower. What… — Why living things die, and the circle… · tree and pragmatics
description: Leah sobs, «I proper killed it!» about her drooping sunflower. What is the kind, true answer? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 53 «Why living things die, and the circle of life in nature» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Why living things die, and the circle of life in nature

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Leah sobs, «I proper killed it!» about her drooping sunflower. What is the kind, true answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Leah, I, kind true answer · **What happens:** sob, kill, droop, be · **To what, where:** it

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leah sobs, «I proper killed it!» about her drooping sunflower.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t5:1
# text = Leah sobs, «I proper killed it!» about her drooping sunflower.
1	Leah	Leah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sobs	sob	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	killed	kill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	drooping	droop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	amod	_	_
14	sunflower	sunflower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sob** | present | Leah |  |  |  |  | about Leah's drooping sunflower | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **kill** *in a quote* | past | I | it |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **droop** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=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 is the kind, true answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t5:2
# text = What is the kind, true answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 kind true answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It is not dead, just shy of autumn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t5:o1:1
# text = It is not dead, just shy of autumn
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  | autumn |  | tree rules |

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

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No, sunflowers live one summer; save the seeds for spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t5:o2:1
# text = No, sunflowers live one summer; save the seeds for spring
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	sunflowers	sunflower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	save	save	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | sunflowers |  |  |  | summer |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | infinitive |  | the seeds |  |  | spring |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, you should never grow flowers again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t5:o3:1
# text = Yes, you should never grow flowers again
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **grow** | should | you | flowers |  |  | again |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location flower=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, flowers only ever die when people are careless with them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:53-why-living-things-die-and-the-circle-of-life:t5:o4:1
# text = Yes, flowers only ever die when people are careless with them
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
6	die	die	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | infinitive | flowers |  |  |  | ever |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | with flowers *= flower*; careless *property* | tree rules |

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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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