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title: letting the budgie out for a fly, anything i gotta do first — Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet · tree and pragmatics
description: letting the budgie out for a fly, anything i gotta do first Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 64 «Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet» of the everyday 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 10 · ★★ · Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet

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letting the budgie out for a fly, anything i gotta do first

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** i, letting · **What happens:** let out, gotta, do · **To what, where:** budgie

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 64 «Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet» of the everyday 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/everyday/64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t10:1
# text = letting the budgie out for a fly, anything i gotta do first
1	letting	let	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	budgie	budgie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	_
10	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gotta	gotta	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let out** | gerund |  | the budgie |  |  |  | for a fly | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent budgie=Theme for fly=Asset |
| 2 | **gotta** | present | i |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | present | letting |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Close windows and doors, cover mirrors, turn off fans

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t10:o1:1
# text = Close windows and doors, cover mirrors, turn off fans
1	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	cover	cover	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	mirrors	mirror	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | windows and doors |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Patient |
| 2 | **cover** | present | you *not said here* | mirrors |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mirror=Destination |
| 3 | **turn off** | infinitive | you *not said here* | fans |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fan=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing, birds know how to stay safe indoors, they're clever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t10:o2:1
# text = Nothing, birds know how to stay safe indoors, they're clever
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | birds |  |  |  |  | Nothing *vocative* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | indoors, safe *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | birds *= bird* |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Turn on the fan to help it fly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t10:o3:1
# text = Turn on the fan to help it fly
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the fan |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on fan=Trajectory |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | fan |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **fly** | infinitive | fan *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Open a window so it gets fresh air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t10:o4:1
# text = Open a window so it gets fresh air
1	Open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | a window |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | window | fresh air |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer air=Stimulus |

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