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# Test 11 · ★★★ · More animal myths: red rags, camel humps, porcupine arrows…

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«owls are the cleverest birds, they've got the big wise face and the glasses» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** owls · **What happens:** be, get · **To what, where:** cleverest birds, big wise face

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 154 «More animal myths: red rags, camel humps, porcupine arrows, toads and falling cats» 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/154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t11:1
# text = «owls are the cleverest birds, they've got the big wise face and the glasses» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cleverest	clever	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | owls | the cleverest birds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present · perfect | owls *= owl* | the big wise face and the glasses |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 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, real owls need glasses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t11:o1:1
# text = Yes, real owls need glasses
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | real owls | glasses |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot glass=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Owls are the least clever of all animals, which is why they only come out at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t11:o2:1
# text = Owls are the least clever of all animals, which is why they only come out at night
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
16	out	out	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Owls |  |  |  |  | of all animals; clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | all animals |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come out** | present | Owls *= owl* |  |  |  | night | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Their big faces are mostly eyes and ears; crows and parrots do better in puzzles

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t11:o3:1
# text = Their big faces are mostly eyes and ears; crows and parrots do better in puzzles
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
10	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
14	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	13	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Their big faces | eyes and ears |  |  |  | mostly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | crows and parrots | eyes and ears *not said here* |  | puzzles |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, owls win every bird puzzle test

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t11:o4:1
# text = Yes, owls win every bird puzzle test
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
6	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | owls | every puzzle test |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Eventuality |

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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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