--- title: Your mate says a parrot just makes noises and can't mean anything. W… — Birds of every kind: penguins, ostrich… · tree and pragmatics description: Your mate says a parrot just makes noises and can't mean anything. What would Alex the African grey say about that? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 35 «Birds of every kind: penguins, ostriches, parrots, hummingbirds, songbirds, crows» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/35-birds-of-every-kind/t7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Birds of every kind: penguins, ostrich…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/35-birds-of-every-kind/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★★ · Birds of every kind: penguins, ostriches, parrots, humming… Your mate says a parrot just makes noises and can't mean anything. What would Alex the African grey say about that? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, parrot, African grey · **What happens:** say, make, not mean · **To what, where:** noises, anything · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 35 «Birds of every kind: penguins, ostriches, parrots, hummingbirds, songbirds, crows» 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/35-birds-of-every-kind/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your mate says a parrot just makes noises and can't mean anything. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:t7:1 # text = Your mate says a parrot just makes noises and can't mean anything. 1 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 parrot parrot NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 just just ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 noises noise NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 10 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 11 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 mean mean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 13 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **make** | present | a parrot | noises | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=Product | | 3 | **not** **mean** | can | a parrot *not said here* | anything | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Topic | 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. *Sentence 2:* What would Alex the African grey say about that? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:t7:2 # text = What would Alex the African grey say about that? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 Alex Alex PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 African African ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 grey grey NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 8 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the African grey | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He only copied the last word he heard ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:t7:o1:1 # text = He only copied the last word he heard 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 copied copy VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **copy** | past | He | the last word | | | | | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme | | 2 | **hear** | past | he | the last word *not said here* | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} He could talk about anything, just like a person, and tell stories ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:t7:o2:1 # text = He could talk about anything, just like a person, and tell stories 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 about about ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 just just ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 8 like like ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 14 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **talk** | could | He | | | | | about anything; like a person | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about anything=Topic | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | He *not said here* | stories | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He could name colours and shapes, so some parrots understand words ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:t7:o3:1 # text = He could name colours and shapes, so some parrots understand words 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 name name VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 colours colour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 shapes shape NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 10 det _ _ 10 parrots parrot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj _ _ 11 understand understand VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 12 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **name** | could | He | colours and shapes | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Theme | | 2 | **understand** | present | some parrots | words | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} He could only whistle ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:t7:o4:1 # text = He could only whistle 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 whistle whistle VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **whistle** | could | He | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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. 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