--- title: Ships brought cats to an island where a parrot walks about at night.… — Strange islands: Komodo dragons, the d… · tree and pragmatics description: Ships brought cats to an island where a parrot walks about at night. Why is this so dangerous for the parrot? Test 7 of lesson 181 «Strange islands: Komodo dragons, the dodo, red crabs, kakapos, giants and dwarfs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs/t7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Strange islands: Komodo dragons, the d…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs/) / t7 # Test 7 · Strange islands: Komodo dragons, the dodo, red crabs, kaka… Ships brought cats to an island where a parrot walks about at night. Why is this so dangerous for the parrot? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ships, parrot, this · **What happens:** bring, walk, be · **To what, where:** cats, island This is test 7 of lesson 181 «Strange islands: Komodo dragons, the dodo, red crabs, kakapos, giants and dwarfs» 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/181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ships brought cats to an island where a parrot walks about at night. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs:t7:1 # text = Ships brought cats to an island where a parrot walks about at night. 1 Ships ship NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 brought bring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 island island NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 7 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 10 advmod _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 walks walk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 11 about about ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 12 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | past | Ships | cats | | a island | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cat=Theme to island=Destination | | 2 | **walk** | present | a parrot | | | | night | about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Why is this so dangerous for the parrot? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs:t7:2 # text = Why is this so dangerous for the parrot? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 nsubj _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 dangerous dangerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | this | | | | | for the parrot; dangerous *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Cats eat only parrot food, so they would steal all the seeds and fruit ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs:t7:o1:1 # text = Cats eat only parrot food, so they would steal all the seeds and fruit 1 Cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 eat eat VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 steal steal VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 11 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 13 det:predet _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 seeds seed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 fruit fruit NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | present | Cats | parrot food | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient | | 2 | **steal** | would | Cats *= cat* | all seeds and fruit | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location seed=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The parrot is allergic to cats ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs:t7:o2:1 # text = The parrot is allergic to cats 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 allergic allergic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the parrot | | | | | to cats; allergic *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The parrot never had ground hunters, so it does not run or fly away ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs:t7:o3:1 # text = The parrot never had ground hunters, so it does not run or fly away 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 hunters hunter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 13 or or CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 fly fly VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 15 away away ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **have** | past | the parrot | ground hunters | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunter=Patient | | 2 | **not** **run** | present · do-support | parrot | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **fly away** | infinitive | parrot *not said here* | | | | | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Cats make the forest too noisy ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:181-strange-islands-komodo-dragons-the-dodo-red-crabs-kakapos-giants-and-dwarfs:t7:o4:1 # text = Cats make the forest too noisy 1 Cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 make make 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 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 too too ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 noisy noisy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | Cats | the forest | | | | noisy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forest=Product | **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; 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