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# Test 12 · ★★★ · Animals of North America and Britain: moose, bald eagles,…

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«why's the robin attacking the red scarf on the washing line, mental» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** robin · **What happens:** attack, be · **To what, where:** red scarf, washing line

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This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 80 «Animals of North America and Britain: moose, bald eagles, raccoons, beavers, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, robins» 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/80-animals-of-north-america-and-britain/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:80-animals-of-north-america-and-britain:t12:1
# text = «why's the robin attacking the red scarf on the washing line, mental» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	robin	robin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	attacking	attack	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	scarf	scarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** *in a quote* | present · progressive | the robin | the red scarf |  | the washing line |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scarf=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Robins hate washing lines

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:80-animals-of-north-america-and-britain:t12:o1:1
# text = Robins hate washing lines
1	Robins	robin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | Robins | washing lines |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer line=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is hungry and trying to eat the scarf

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:80-animals-of-north-america-and-britain:t12:o2:1
# text = It is hungry and trying to eat the scarf
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	cop	_	_
3	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	scarf	scarf	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 | It |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the scarf |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scarf=Patient |

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

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Its red breast warns rivals, so it may attack red cloth as an intruder

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:80-animals-of-north-america-and-britain:t12:o3:1
# text = Its red breast warns rivals, so it may attack red cloth as an intruder
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breast	breast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rivals	rival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
11	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	intruder	intruder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | Its red breast | rivals |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent rival=Recipient |
| 2 | **attack** | may | breast | red cloth |  |  |  | as a intruder | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent cloth=Theme as intruder=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It wants the scarf as a soft lining for the nest it is building nearby

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:80-animals-of-north-america-and-britain:t12:o4:1
# text = It wants the scarf as a soft lining for the nest it is building nearby
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	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	scarf	scarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lining	lining	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	building	build	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | It | the scarf |  |  |  | as a soft lining for the nest | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent scarf=Theme as lining=Attribute |
| 2 | **build** | present · progressive | scarf | a soft lining for the nest *not said here* |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material lining=Product |

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