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title: why the hell is the bat flapping around in winter? mum woke it movin… — Sleep and hibernation · tree and pragmatics
description: why the hell is the bat flapping around in winter? mum woke it moving boxes in the loft Test 8 · ★ of lesson 55 «Sleep and hibernation» 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 8 · ★ · Sleep and hibernation

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why the hell is the bat flapping around in winter? mum woke it moving boxes in the loft

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hell, bat, mum · **What happens:** be, flap around, wake, move · **To what, where:** bat, hell, boxes, loft

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 55 «Sleep and hibernation» 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/55-sleep-and-hibernation/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:55-sleep-and-hibernation:t8:1
# text = why the hell is the bat flapping around in winter? mum woke it moving boxes in the loft
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hell	hell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	_
7	flapping	flap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	around	around	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
12	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
16	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	loft	loft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the hell | the bat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flap around** | gerund | the bat *not said here* |  |  |  | winter | around *property* | vn body\_internal\_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wake** | past | mum | hell |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **move** | gerund | mum *not said here* | boxes |  | the loft |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent box=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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Bats like to be woken up for a bit of exercise now and then

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:55-sleep-and-hibernation:t8:o1:1
# text = Bats like to be woken up for a bit of exercise now and then
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	woken	wake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Bats |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **wake up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | Bats *not said here* |  |  |  | now | for a bit of exercise | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's fine, bats eat snow in winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:55-sleep-and-hibernation:t8:o2:1
# text = It's fine, bats eat snow in winter
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | bats | snow |  |  | winter |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snow=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Waking in winter wastes fat it needs, so roosts must be left alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:55-sleep-and-hibernation:t8:o3:1
# text = Waking in winter wastes fat it needs, so roosts must be left alone
1	Waking	wake	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	wastes	waste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	roosts	roost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
14	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | gerund |  |  |  |  | winter |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **waste** | present | Waking | fat |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Patient |
| 3 | **need** | present | fat | fat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fat=Theme |
| 4 | **leave** | must · passive |  | roosts |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's not a bat, bats are blind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:55-sleep-and-hibernation:t8:o4:1
# text = It's not a bat, bats are blind
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | a bat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | bats | a bat *not said here* |  |  |  | blind *property* | tree rules |

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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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