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title: «magpie nicked my mum's ring, they're shiny thieves» What is right? — Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and liz… · tree and pragmatics
description: «magpie nicked my mum's ring, they're shiny thieves» What is right? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 146 «Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and lizards, and why nothing breathes fire» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and lizards, and why nothin…

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«magpie nicked my mum's ring, they're shiny thieves» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** magpie, they, shiny thieves · **What happens:** nick, be · **To what, where:** ring, shiny thieves

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 146 «Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and lizards, and why nothing breathes fire» 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/146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:t5:1
# text = «magpie nicked my mum's ring, they're shiny thieves» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	magpie	magpie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	thieves	thief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nick** *in a quote* | past | magpie | my mum's ring |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | they | shiny thieves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | shiny thieves |  |  |  |  | right *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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, magpies build gold nests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:t5:o1:1
# text = Yes, magpies build gold nests
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	magpies	magpie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	build	build	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | magpies | gold nests |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Tests found magpies are wary of shiny objects; the story is mostly a myth

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:t5:o2:1
# text = Tests found magpies are wary of shiny objects; the story is mostly a myth
1	Tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	magpies	magpie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Tests |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | magpies |  |  |  |  | of shiny objects; wary *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the story | a myth |  |  |  | mostly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, magpies steal every shiny thing they see, like rings and keys and spoons

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:t5:o3:1
# text = Yes, magpies steal every shiny thing they see, like rings and keys and spoons
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	magpies	magpie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	steal	steal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | present | magpies | every shiny thing |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thing=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | present | magpies *= magpie* | every shiny thing *not said here* |  |  |  | like rings and keys and spoons | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, magpies collect only blue things

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:t5:o4:1
# text = No, magpies collect only blue things
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	magpies	magpie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | magpies | blue things |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

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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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