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title: «stupid robin singing at 2 in the morning by the streetlamp, shut UP… — The garden in winter: bare trees, trac… · tree and pragmatics
description: «stupid robin singing at 2 in the morning by the streetlamp, shut UP» Why might it sing at night? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 336 «The garden in winter: bare trees, tracks in the snow and who sleeps where» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 7 · ★★ · The garden in winter: bare trees, tracks in the snow and w…

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«stupid robin singing at 2 in the morning by the streetlamp, shut UP» Why might it sing at night?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** stupid robin, robin · **What happens:** sing, shut up · **To what, where:** 2, stupid robin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 336 «The garden in winter: bare trees, tracks in the snow and who sleeps where» 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/336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:t7:1
# text = «stupid robin singing at 2 in the morning by the streetlamp, shut UP» Why might it sing at night?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	robin	robin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	streetlamp	streetlamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	UP	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
18	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	parataxis	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund | stupid robin *not said here* |  |  | 2 | morning | by the streetlamp | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at 2=Location |
| 2 | **shut up** *in a quote* | participle · passive |  | stupid robin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | might | robin |  |  |  | night |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Robins only sing at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:t7:o1:1
# text = Robins only sing at night
1	Robins	robin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | Robins |  |  |  | night |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Robins defend their patch all year and the streetlight confuses day and night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:t7:o2:1
# text = Robins defend their patch all year and the streetlight confuses day and night
1	Robins	robin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	defend	defend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	streetlight	streetlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	confuses	confuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defend** | present | Robins | Robins's patch |  |  | year |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **confuse** | present | the streetlight |  |  |  | day |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is lost and scared of the dark, so it sings to call its mother to come and find it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:t7:o3:1
# text = It is lost and scared of the dark, so it sings to call its mother to come and find it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | dark |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **call** | to-infinitive | dark *not said here* |  | dark's mother |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mother=Recipient |
| 4 | **come** | to-infinitive | dark *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **find** | infinitive | dark *not said here* | dark |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is calling the hedgehog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:t7:o4:1
# text = It is calling the hedgehog
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · progressive | It |  | the hedgehog |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent hedgehog=Recipient |

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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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