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title: «dunno why he's puffing smoke at em, just makes em angry» What does… — Honey and the beekeeper's year · tree and pragmatics
description: «dunno why he's puffing smoke at em, just makes em angry» What does the smoke really do? Test 9 of lesson 344 «Honey and the beekeeper's year» 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 right.
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# Test 9 · Honey and the beekeeper's year

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«dunno why he's puffing smoke at em, just makes em angry» What does the smoke really do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he, puffing, smoke · **What happens:** puff, make, do · **To what, where:** smoke, em · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 of lesson 344 «Honey and the beekeeper's year» 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/344-honey-and-the-beekeepers-year/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:344-honey-and-the-beekeepers-year:t9:1
# text = «dunno why he's puffing smoke at em, just makes em angry» What does the smoke really do?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	dunno	dunno	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	puffing	puff	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	csubj	_	_
7	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	em	em	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	em	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	obj	_	_
17	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	really	really	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **puff** *in a quote* | present · progressive | he | smoke |  | em |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location smoke=Source |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present | puffing | em *= they* |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present · do-support | the smoke |  |  |  |  |  | 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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It hides the alarm smell and makes them fill up on honey, so they calm down

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:344-honey-and-the-beekeepers-year:t9:o1:1
# text = It hides the alarm smell and makes them fill up on honey, so they calm down
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	calm	calm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	down	down	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | It | the alarm smell |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fill up** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  | honey |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **calm down** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It kills the guard bees at the door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:344-honey-and-the-beekeepers-year:t9:o2:1
# text = It kills the guard bees at the door
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present | It | the guard bees |  | the door |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bee=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is only there to keep the beekeeper warm on cold mornings while he works

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:344-honey-and-the-beekeepers-year:t9:o3:1
# text = It is only there to keep the beekeeper warm on cold mornings while he works
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beekeeper	beekeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mornings	morning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the beekeeper |  |  | morning | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beekeeper=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It makes them angrier so they fly off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:344-honey-and-the-beekeepers-year:t9:o4:1
# text = It makes them angrier so they fly off
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	angrier	angry	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | them *= they* |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material they=Product |
| 2 | **fly off** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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