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title: is it true the swallows just die in winter? — Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: is it true the swallows just die in winter? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 883 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a frozen swallow while the field-mouse plans her wedding to the mole» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 9 · ★ · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a…

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is it true the swallows just die in winter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, swallows · **What happens:** be, die

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 883 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina, part 94: Tiny nurses a frozen swallow while the field-mouse plans her wedding to the mole» of the books 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/books/883-pg27200-part94/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t9:1
# text = is it true the swallows just die in winter?
1	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** | present | the swallows |  |  |  | winter |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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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some stay around and freeze, but they can come back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t9:o1:1
# text = some stay around and freeze, but they can come back
1	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	freeze	freeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay around** | present | some |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **freeze** | infinitive | some *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **come back** | can | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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yes, all swallows die in winter unless they hide in mud, but some wake up in the spring

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t9:o2:1
# text = yes, all swallows die in winter unless they hide in mud, but some wake up in the spring
1	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
16	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | all swallows |  |  |  | winter |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **hide** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | swallows *= swallow* |  |  | mud |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in mud=Location |
| 3 | **wake up** | present | some |  |  |  | spring |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
some stay behind and get frozen, but they can wake up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t9:o3:1
# text = some stay behind and get frozen, but they can wake up
1	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | some |  |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | some *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **freeze** | participle | some *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **wake up** | can | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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most fly south, but some stay and freeze in winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:883-pg27200-part94:t9:o4:1
# text = most fly south, but some stay and freeze in winter
1	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	south	south	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	freeze	freeze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present | most |  |  |  |  | south *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | present | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **freeze** | present | most *not said here* |  |  |  | winter |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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