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# Test 11 · ★ · Parrots: talkers, nutcrackers and long lives

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«why's the parrot screaming its head off, shut it up» Why are some parrots so loud?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** parrot · **What happens:** scream off, shut up, be · **To what, where:** head, parrots

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This is test 11 · ★ 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t11:1
# text = «why's the parrot screaming its head off, shut it up» Why are some parrots so loud?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	shut	shut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
15	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scream off** *speech: express* *in a quote* | present · progressive | the parrot | parrot's head |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Topic |
| 2 | **shut up** *in a quote* | infinitive | the parrot *not said here* | head |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | some parrots |  |  |  |  | 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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Parrots are always in pain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t11:o1:1
# text = Parrots are always in pain
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Parrots |  |  | pain |  | always *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Loud calls carry far, so the flock can keep in touch through the forest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t11:o2:1
# text = Loud calls carry far, so the flock can keep in touch through the forest
1	Loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	calls	call	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Loud calls |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | can | the flock |  |  | touch |  | through the forest | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in touch=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Parrots are deaf and cannot hear how loud they are, so they shout all day

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t11:o3:1
# text = Parrots are deaf and cannot hear how loud they are, so they shout all day
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	deaf	deaf	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	shout	shout	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Parrots |  |  |  |  | deaf *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | can | Parrots *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | Parrots *= parrot* |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Parrots *= parrot* |  |  |  | day |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They are copying a fire alarm every time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:206-parrots-talkers-nutcrackers-and-long-lives:t11:o4:1
# text = They are copying a fire alarm every time
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	copying	copy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present · progressive | They | a fire alarm |  |  | time |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

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