--- title: A bee lands on a flower and then flies back to the hive. Soon many b… — Insects and spiders · tree and pragmatics description: A bee lands on a flower and then flies back to the hive. Soon many bees fly to that flower. How did they find it? Test 2 of lesson 72 «Insects and spiders» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wron --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/72-insects-and-spiders/t2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Insects and spiders](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/72-insects-and-spiders/) / t2 # Test 2 · Insects and spiders A bee lands on a flower and then flies back to the hive. Soon many bees fly to that flower. How did they find it? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bee, many bees, they · **What happens:** land, fly back, fly, find · **To what, where:** flower, bee This is test 2 of lesson 72 «Insects and spiders» of the world 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/world/72-insects-and-spiders/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A bee lands on a flower and then flies back to the hive. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t2:1 # text = A bee lands on a flower and then flies back to the hive. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bee bee NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 lands land VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 flower flower NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 9 advmod _ _ 9 flies fly VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 back back ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 hive hive NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **land** | present | a bee | | | a flower | | | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on flower=Destination | | 2 | **fly back** | present | a bee *not said here* | | | | then | to the hive *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to hive=Result | 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. *Sentence 2:* Soon many bees fly to that flower. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t2:2 # text = Soon many bees fly to that flower. 1 Soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 2 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 bees bee NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 fly fly VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 det _ _ 7 flower flower NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fly** | present | many bees | | | | | to that flower *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to flower=Result | *Sentence 3:* How did they find it? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t2:3 # text = How did they find it? 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past · do-support | they | bee | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} They saw it from inside the hive ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t2:o1:1 # text = They saw it from inside the hive 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 inside inside ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hive hive NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | They | it | | the hive | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The first bee danced to show them the way ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t2:o2:1 # text = The first bee danced to show them the way 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 3 amod _ _ 3 bee bee NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 danced dance VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dance** | past | the first bee | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | the first bee *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient way=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} The queen guessed where it was and sent them there ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t2:o3:1 # text = The queen guessed where it was and sent them there 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 guessed guess VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 8 advmod _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 9 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **guess** | past | the queen | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | it | | | there | | send *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} They followed the smell of the hive ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t2:o4:1 # text = They followed the smell of the hive 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 followed follow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 smell smell NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hive hive NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | past | They | the smell of the hive | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Theme | | 2 | **smell** | | the hive | | | | | | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | **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. 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