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title: In a cartoon a parrot repeats every rude thing anyone says. What is… — Animal minds: clever crows, ravens, ja… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a parrot repeats every rude thing anyone says. What is true? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 233 «Animal minds: clever crows, ravens, jays and parrots» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was rig
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Animal minds: clever crows, ravens, jays and parrots

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In a cartoon a parrot repeats every rude thing anyone says. What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** parrot, anyone · **What happens:** repeat, say, be · **To what, where:** rude thing, cartoon · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 233 «Animal minds: clever crows, ravens, jays and parrots» 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/233-animal-minds-clever-crows-ravens-jays-and-parrots/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a parrot repeats every rude thing anyone says.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:233-animal-minds-clever-crows-ravens-jays-and-parrots:t5:1
# text = In a cartoon a parrot repeats every rude thing anyone says.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	repeats	repeat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | present | a parrot | every rude thing |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | anyone | every rude thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

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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?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:233-animal-minds-clever-crows-ravens-jays-and-parrots:t5:2
# text = What is true?
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Real parrots only say rude things

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:233-animal-minds-clever-crows-ravens-jays-and-parrots:t5:o1:1
# text = Real parrots only say rude things
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Real parrots | rude things |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Parrots do copy sounds of their flock, and to a pet its people are the flock

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:233-animal-minds-clever-crows-ravens-jays-and-parrots:t5:o2:1
# text = Parrots do copy sounds of their flock, and to a pet its people are the flock
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present · do-support | Parrots | sounds of Parrots's flock |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | pet's people | the flock |  |  |  | to a pet | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Parrots understand every word they say and choose the rude ones on purpose to annoy

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:233-animal-minds-clever-crows-ravens-jays-and-parrots:t5:o3:1
# text = Parrots understand every word they say and choose the rude ones on purpose to annoy
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	understand	understand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	annoy	annoy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | present | Parrots | every word |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Parrots *= parrot* | every word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **choose** | present | Parrots *not said here* | the rude ones |  | purpose |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 4 | **annoy** | to-infinitive | Parrots *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Parrots never copy any sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:233-animal-minds-clever-crows-ravens-jays-and-parrots:t5:o4:1
# text = Parrots never copy any sound
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	copy	copy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **copy** | present | Parrots | any sound |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Theme |

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