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title: «bird just smacked into the window and it's lying there dazed» What… — Garden birds: robins, blackbirds, tits… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★ · Garden birds: robins, blackbirds, tits and feeders

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«bird just smacked into the window and it's lying there dazed» What should you do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** window, you · **What happens:** smack, lie, daze, do · **To what, where:** bird, window

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 216 «Garden birds: robins, blackbirds, tits and feeders» 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/216-garden-birds-robins-blackbirds-tits-and-feeders/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:216-garden-birds-robins-blackbirds-tits-and-feeders:t4:1
# text = «bird just smacked into the window and it's lying there dazed» What should you do?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	smacked	smack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
13	dazed	daze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	obj	_	_
16	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smack** *in a quote* | past |  | bird |  | the window |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into window=Location |
| 2 | **lie** *in a quote* | present · progressive | window |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **daze** *in a quote* | participle | window *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Put it in a quiet, dark box with air holes, then let it go if it recovers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:216-garden-birds-robins-blackbirds-tits-and-feeders:t4:o1:1
# text = Put it in a quiet, dark box with air holes, then let it go if it recovers
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	recovers	recover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | a quiet dark box with air holes |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in box=Destination |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | box |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | box *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **recover** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | box |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Give it a warm bath and dry it with a hairdryer straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:216-garden-birds-robins-blackbirds-tits-and-feeders:t4:o2:1
# text = Give it a warm bath and dry it with a hairdryer straight away
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dry	dry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hairdryer	hairdryer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a warm bath | it |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient bath=Theme |
| 2 | **dry** | infinitive | you *not said here* | bath |  |  |  | with a hairdryer; away *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with hairdryer=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Leave it on the lawn where the cat can reach it, it will sort itself out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:216-garden-birds-robins-blackbirds-tits-and-feeders:t4:o3:1
# text = Leave it on the lawn where the cat can reach it, it will sort itself out
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lawn	lawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
16	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	obj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | the lawn |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme on lawn=Location |
| 2 | **reach** | can | the cat | lawn |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **sort out** | future | cat | cat |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Shake it gently to wake it up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:216-garden-birds-robins-blackbirds-tits-and-feeders:t4:o4:1
# text = Shake it gently to wake it up
1	Shake	shake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **wake up** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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