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title: In a game, a woodpecker gets a headache after pecking. In real life,… — Forests: woodland through the year and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a game, a woodpecker gets a headache after pecking. In real life, why can it drum all day? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 12 «Forests: woodland through the year and the great northern forest» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 11 · ★ · Forests: woodland through the year and the great northern…

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In a game, a woodpecker gets a headache after pecking. In real life, why can it drum all day?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** woodpecker · **What happens:** get, peck, drum · **To what, where:** headache, game, real life

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 12 «Forests: woodland through the year and the great northern forest» 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/12-forests-woodland-through-the-year/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a game, a woodpecker gets a headache after pecking.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:12-forests-woodland-through-the-year:t11:1
# text = In a game, a woodpecker gets a headache after pecking.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	woodpecker	woodpecker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	pecking	peck	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a woodpecker | a headache |  | a game |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer headache=Stimulus |
| 2 | **peck** | gerund | a woodpecker *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* In real life, why can it drum all day?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:12-forests-woodland-through-the-year:t11:2
# text = In real life, why can it drum all day?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	drum	drum	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drum** | can | woodpecker |  |  | real life | day |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It pecks very slowly so that it does not hurt its head at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:12-forests-woodland-through-the-year:t11:o1:1
# text = It pecks very slowly so that it does not hurt its head at all
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pecks	peck	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | present | It |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **hurt** | present · do-support | it | its head |  | all |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer head=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It only pecks once a year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:12-forests-woodland-through-the-year:t11:o2:1
# text = It only pecks once a year
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	pecks	peck	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | present | It |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Its body is built for it and it drums for its living

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:12-forests-woodland-through-the-year:t11:o3:1
# text = Its body is built for it and it drums for its living
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	drums	drum	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present · passive |  | Its body |  |  |  | for it | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for it=Asset |
| 2 | **drum** | present | body |  |  |  |  | for body's living | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **live** |  | body |  |  |  |  |  | nom living «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It wears soft moss on its beak like a cushion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:12-forests-woodland-through-the-year:t11:o4:1
# text = It wears soft moss on its beak like a cushion
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | It | soft moss |  | moss's beak |  | like a cushion | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent moss=Source |

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