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title: «why am I shivering?? my head's boiling» What is right? — Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, slee… · tree and pragmatics
description: «why am I shivering?? my head's boiling» What is right? Test 4 of lesson 72 «Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, sleep, food and exercise» 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 wrong.
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# Test 4 · Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, sleep, food and exercise

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«why am I shivering?? my head's boiling» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, shivering · **What happens:** shiver, be · **To what, where:** boiling · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 72 «Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, sleep, food and exercise» 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/72-staying-healthy/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t4:1
# text = «why am I shivering?? my head's boiling» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shivering	shiver	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	boiling	boiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shiver** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | my head's boiling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | shivering |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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Shivering means the fever has already gone and you are getting better now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t4:o1:1
# text = Shivering means the fever has already gone and you are getting better now
1	Shivering	shivering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	already	already	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	xcomp	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Shivering |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | present · perfect | the fever |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  | now | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The brain turned the thermostat up, and shivering makes heat to reach it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t4:o2:1
# text = The brain turned the thermostat up, and shivering makes heat to reach it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thermostat	thermostat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	shivering	shiver	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn up** | past | the brain | the thermostat |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thermostat=Theme |
| 2 | **shiver** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **make** | present |  | heat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **reach** | to-infinitive | heat *not said here* | heat |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Shivering means the germs are winning for sure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t4:o3:1
# text = Shivering means the germs are winning for sure
1	Shivering	shivering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Shivering |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **win** | present · progressive | the germs |  |  |  |  | for sure | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for sure=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Your body is too cold and needs a cold bath

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t4:o4:1
# text = Your body is too cold and needs a cold bath
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your body |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | Your body *not said here* | a cold bath |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bath=Theme |

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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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