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title: «that swallow's been in our barn every summer, where's it go in wint… — What a habitat is: home, food, shelter… · tree and pragmatics
description: «that swallow's been in our barn every summer, where's it go in winter, the attic?» What is right? Test 12 of lesson 1 «What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 12 · What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in

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«that swallow's been in our barn every summer, where's it go in winter, the attic?» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** swallow · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** barn

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This is test 12 of lesson 1 «What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in» of the biology 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/biology/1-what-a-habitat-is/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «that swallow's been in our barn every summer, where's it go in winter, the attic?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t12:1
# text = «that swallow's been in our barn every summer, where's it go in winter, the attic?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	swallow	swallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that swallow |  |  | our barn and the attic | summer |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | swallow |  |  |  | winter | go *property* | tree rules |

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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 right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t12:2
# text = What is right?
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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It sleeps all winter in the barn roof

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t12:o1:1
# text = It sleeps all winter in the barn roof
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | present | It |  |  | the barn roof | winter |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in roof=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It hides in the mud of the pond

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t12:o2:1
# text = It hides in the mud of the pond
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | It |  |  | the mud of the pond |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in mud=Location |

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

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It flies about 10,000 km to southern Africa and often comes back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t12:o3:1
# text = It flies about 10,000 km to southern Africa and often comes back
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	10,000	10000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	km	km	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | It | 10,000 km | southern Africa |  |  |  | vn drive-11.5-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent km=Theme to africa=Destination |
| 2 | **come back** | present |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It dies in the autumn, and a brand new swallow comes to the barn each year

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:t12:o4:1
# text = It dies in the autumn, and a brand new swallow comes to the barn each year
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	brand	brand	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	swallow	swallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | It |  |  |  | autumn |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **come** | present | a new swallow |  |  | the barn | year |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to barn=Initial\_Location |

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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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