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title: In a cartoon a woodpecker drills a row of holes in a man's house jus… — Animal builders: termite mounds, weave… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a woodpecker drills a row of holes in a man's house just to annoy him. Why do real woodpeckers drill? Test 1 of lesson 243 «Animal builders: termite mounds, weaver birds and other nest makers» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Test 1 · Animal builders: termite mounds, weaver birds and other ne…

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In a cartoon a woodpecker drills a row of holes in a man's house just to annoy him. Why do real woodpeckers drill?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** woodpecker, real woodpeckers · **What happens:** drill, annoy · **To what, where:** row, cartoon, woodpecker

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This is test 1 of lesson 243 «Animal builders: termite mounds, weaver birds and other nest makers» 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/243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a woodpecker drills a row of holes in a man's house just to annoy him.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers:t1:1
# text = In a cartoon a woodpecker drills a row of holes in a man's house just to annoy him.
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	woodpecker	woodpecker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	drills	drill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
16	just	just	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	annoy	annoy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	root	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drill** | present | a woodpecker | a row of holes |  | a cartoon |  | in a man's house | vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent row=Patient |
| 2 | **annoy** | to-infinitive |  | woodpecker |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |

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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:* Why do real woodpeckers drill?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers:t1:2
# text = Why do real woodpeckers drill?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	woodpeckers	woodpecker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	drill	drill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drill** | present · do-support | real woodpeckers |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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To sharpen their beaks so they can fight rivals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers:t1:o1:1
# text = To sharpen their beaks so they can fight rivals
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sharpen	sharpen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	beaks	beak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	rivals	rival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sharpen** | to-infinitive |  | their beaks |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent beak=Patient |
| 2 | **fight** | can | beaks *= beak* | rivals |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rival=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only to annoy the people who live nearby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers:t1:o2:1
# text = Only to annoy the people who live nearby
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	annoy	annoy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **annoy** | to-infinitive |  | the people |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |
| 2 | **live** | present | the people |  |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To store their eggs safely inside the wood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers:t1:o3:1
# text = To store their eggs safely inside the wood
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	store	store	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | to-infinitive |  | their eggs |  | the wood |  | safely *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent egg=Theme inside wood=Location |

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

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To make nest holes, find insects and drum to call

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers:t1:o4:1
# text = To make nest holes, find insects and drum to call
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	drum	drum	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | nest holes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product |
| 2 | **find** | present |  | insects |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Topic |
| 3 | **drum** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **call** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**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; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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