---
title: A 25-year-old wants to grow 10 centimetres taller by stretching. Why… — The human life cycle and growing up · tree and pragmatics
description: A 25-year-old wants to grow 10 centimetres taller by stretching. Why will it not work? Test 3 of lesson 92 «The human life cycle and growing up» 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.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/92-human-life-cycle/t3/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [The human life cycle and growing up](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/92-human-life-cycle/) / t3

# Test 3 · The human life cycle and growing up

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A 25-year-old wants to grow 10 centimetres taller by stretching. Why will it not work?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** year old · **What happens:** want, grow, stretch, not work

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 3 of lesson 92 «The human life cycle and growing up» 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/92-human-life-cycle/#t3).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A 25-year-old wants to grow 10 centimetres taller by stretching.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:92-human-life-cycle:t3:1
# text = A 25-year-old wants to grow 10 centimetres taller by stretching.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	_
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	stretching	stretch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a year old |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a year old *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stretch** | gerund | a year old *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Why will it not work?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:92-human-life-cycle:t3:2
# text = Why will it not work?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **work** | future | year old *= old* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She needs to stretch for much longer each day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:92-human-life-cycle:t3:o1:1
# text = She needs to stretch for much longer each day
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stretch	stretch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	obl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stretch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is stretching the wrong muscles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:92-human-life-cycle:t3:o2:1
# text = She is stretching the wrong muscles
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stretching	stretch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | present · progressive | She | the wrong muscles |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent muscle=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The growth areas in her bones have closed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:92-human-life-cycle:t3:o3:1
# text = The growth areas in her bones have closed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	areas	area	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present · perfect · passive |  | the growth areas in her bones |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adults grow only when they sleep less

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:92-human-life-cycle:t3:o4:1
# text = Adults grow only when they sleep less
1	Adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Adults |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sleep** | present | Adults *= adult* |  |  |  |  | less *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [The human life cycle and growing up, test 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/92-human-life-cycle/t2/)
- next →: [The human life cycle and growing up, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/92-human-life-cycle/t4/)
- ↑ back to [The human life cycle and growing up](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/92-human-life-cycle/)