--- title: «sod the whistle, just shout at the dog, it's 2 fields away» Why do… — Babe: real pigs, sheep and sheepdogs · tree and pragmatics description: «sod the whistle, just shout at the dog, it's 2 fields away» Why do shepherds whistle anyway? 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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/144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs:t5:1 # text = «sod the whistle, just shout at the dog, it's 2 fields away» Why do shepherds whistle anyway? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 sod sod NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 whistle whistle NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 6 just just ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 shout shout VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 14 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 15 nummod _ _ 15 fields field NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obl:unmarked _ _ 16 away away ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 18 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 21 advmod _ _ 19 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 20 shepherds shepherd NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 nsubj _ _ 21 whistle whistle VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 parataxis _ _ 22 anyway anyway ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* *in a quote* | infinitive | sod | | | | | at the dog; away *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | sod | 2 fields | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **whistle** | present · do-support | shepherds | | | | | anyway *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} Whistles are a law for shepherds ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs:t5:o1:1 # text = Whistles are a law for shepherds 1 Whistles whistle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 shepherds shepherd NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Whistles | a law | | | | for shepherds | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Dogs hate the sound of voices ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs:t5:o2:1 # text = Dogs hate the sound of voices 1 Dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 hate hate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 voices voice NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hate** | present | Dogs | the sound of voices | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} A whistle carries farther over hills and wind ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs:t5:o3:1 # text = A whistle carries farther over hills and wind 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 whistle whistle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 carries carry VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 farther far ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 3 advmod _ _ 5 over over ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 hills hill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry** | present | a whistle | | | hills and wind | | far *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Shouting makes dogs run away ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs:t5:o4:1 # text = Shouting makes dogs run away 1 Shouting shout VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 nsubj _ _ 2 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **make** | present | | dogs | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **run away** | infinitive | dogs *not said here* | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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