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title: In a movie, a surgical robot decides on its own to do an operation a… — Robots at work and at home · tree and pragmatics
description: In a movie, a surgical robot decides on its own to do an operation at night. What is true about real ones? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 39 «Robots at work and at home» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Test 3 · ★ · Robots at work and at home

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In a movie, a surgical robot decides on its own to do an operation at night. What is true about real ones?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** surgical robot · **What happens:** decide, do, be · **To what, where:** movie, operation

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 39 «Robots at work and at home» of the technology 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/technology/39-robots-at-work-and-at-home/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a movie, a surgical robot decides on its own to do an operation at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:39-robots-at-work-and-at-home:t3:1
# text = In a movie, a surgical robot decides on its own to do an operation at night.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	movie	movie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	surgical	surgical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	decides	decide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | present | a surgical robot |  |  | a movie |  | on robot's own | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on own=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | a surgical robot *not said here* | a operation |  |  | night |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Eventuality |

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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 true about real ones?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:39-robots-at-work-and-at-home:t3:2
# text = What is true about real ones?
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	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about real ones; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Robots choose which patient to help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:39-robots-at-work-and-at-home:t3:o1:1
# text = Robots choose which patient to help
1	Robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det	_	_
4	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | Robots | which patient |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patient=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | Robots *not said here* | which patient *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Surgeons only watch from home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:39-robots-at-work-and-at-home:t3:o2:1
# text = Surgeons only watch from home
1	Surgeons	surgeon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	watch	watch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | Surgeons |  |  | home |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The surgeon controls the arms; the robot does not decide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:39-robots-at-work-and-at-home:t3:o3:1
# text = The surgeon controls the arms; the robot does not decide
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	controls	control	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **control** | present | the surgeon | the arms |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **decide** | present · do-support | the robot |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Surgical robots work alone at night, when the hospital is quiet and the doctors sleep

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:39-robots-at-work-and-at-home:t3:o4:1
# text = Surgical robots work alone at night, when the hospital is quiet and the doctors sleep
1	Surgical	surgical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Surgical robots |  |  |  | night | alone *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the hospital |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **sleep** | present | the doctors |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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