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title: why's the frog pond gone quiet since the factory, frogs gone? — Fish, frogs and reptiles · tree and pragmatics
description: why's the frog pond gone quiet since the factory, frogs gone? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 74 «Fish, frogs and reptiles» 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 wrong.
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# Test 10 · ★ · Fish, frogs and reptiles

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why's the frog pond gone quiet since the factory, frogs gone?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** frog pond, frogs · **What happens:** be, go

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 74 «Fish, frogs and reptiles» 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/74-fish-frogs-reptiles/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:74-fish-frogs-reptiles:t10:1
# text = why's the frog pond gone quiet since the factory, frogs gone?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	since	since	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the frog pond |  |  |  | since the factory | go, quiet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | participle | frogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Frogs only leave because the water got too cold for them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:74-fish-frogs-reptiles:t10:o1:1
# text = Frogs only leave because the water got too cold for them
1	Frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | Frogs |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | the water |  |  |  |  | for Frogs *= frog*; cold *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent for they=Source |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Frogs need oily water to keep their thin skin wet and soft

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:74-fish-frogs-reptiles:t10:o2:1
# text = Frogs need oily water to keep their thin skin wet and soft
1	Frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	oily	oily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Frogs | oily water |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | Frogs *not said here* | Frogs's thin skin |  |  |  | wet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Factory noise frightens the frogs, so they move to the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:74-fish-frogs-reptiles:t10:o3:1
# text = Factory noise frightens the frogs, so they move to the sea
1	Factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	frightens	frighten	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	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | present | Factory noise | the frogs |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus frog=Experiencer |
| 2 | **move** | present | frogs *= frog* |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to sea=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Frogs' thin skin is easily harmed by polluted water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:74-fish-frogs-reptiles:t10:o4:1
# text = Frogs' thin skin is easily harmed by polluted water
1	Frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	harmed	harm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	polluted	pollute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | present · passive | polluted water | Frogs's thin skin |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **pollute** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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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