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title: In the film Rio, Blu the blue macaw cannot fly at first and lives in… — Parrots: talkers, nutcrackers and long… · tree and pragmatics
description: In the film Rio, Blu the blue macaw cannot fly at first and lives in a bookshop. What is true of Spix's macaws? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 206 «Parrots: talkers, nutcrackers and long lives» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 10 · ★ · Parrots: talkers, nutcrackers and long lives

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In the film Rio, Blu the blue macaw cannot fly at first and lives in a bookshop. What is true of Spix's macaws?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** blue macaw · **What happens:** not fly, live, be · **To what, where:** film, bookshop

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 206 «Parrots: talkers, nutcrackers and long lives» 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/206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In the film Rio, Blu the blue macaw cannot fly at first and lives in a bookshop.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t10:1
# text = In the film Rio, Blu the blue macaw cannot fly at first and lives in a bookshop.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
4	Rio	Rio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Blu	Blu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	macaw	macaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bookshop	bookshop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fly** | can | the blue macaw |  |  | the film |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in film=Location |
| 2 | **live** | present | the blue macaw *not said here* |  |  | a bookshop |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bookshop=Location |

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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:* What is true of Spix's macaws?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t10:2
# text = What is true of Spix's macaws?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Spix	Spix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	macaws	macaw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of Spix's macaws; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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They live only in bookshops

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t10:o1:1
# text = They live only in bookshops
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bookshops	bookshop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | They |  |  | bookshops |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bookshop=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They are the most common parrot on Earth and live in every big city park in the world

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t10:o2:1
# text = They are the most common parrot on Earth and live in every big city park in the world
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
13	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | the common parrot |  | Earth |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | They *not said here* |  |  | every big city park |  | in the world | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in park=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They never lived in the wild at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t10:o3:1
# text = They never lived in the wild at all
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **live** | past | They |  |  | the wild |  | at all | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wild=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They almost vanished from the wild, and some have been released again, it was reported

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t10:o4:1
# text = They almost vanished from the wild, and some have been released again, it was reported
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past | They |  |  | the wild |  | almost *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from wild=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **release** | present · perfect · passive |  | some |  |  | again |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source |
| 3 | **report** | past · passive |  | wild |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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