--- title: why do bees wiggle about when they get back to the hive — Insects and spiders · tree and pragmatics description: why do bees wiggle about when they get back to the hive Test 11 of lesson 72 «Insects and spiders» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/72-insects-and-spiders/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Insects and spiders](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/72-insects-and-spiders/) / t11 # Test 11 · Insects and spiders why do bees wiggle about when they get back to the hive **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bees · **What happens:** wiggle, get back This is test 11 of lesson 72 «Insects and spiders» of the world 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/world/72-insects-and-spiders/#t11). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t11:1 # text = why do bees wiggle about when they get back to the hive 1 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 bees bee NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 wiggle wiggle VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 about about SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 9 back back ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 hive hive NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wiggle** | present · do-support | bees | | | | | | vn body\_internal\_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **get back** | present | bees *= bee* | | | | | to the hive *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to hive=Result | 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} They are dancing to wake up the queen ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t11:o1:1 # text = They are dancing to wake up the queen 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 dancing dance VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 wake wake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 up up ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dance** | present · progressive | They | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **wake up** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | the queen | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent queen=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} They are shaking the pollen off their legs ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t11:o2:1 # text = They are shaking the pollen off their legs 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 shaking shake VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 pollen pollen NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 off off ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shake** | present · progressive | They | the pollen | | their legs | | | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent pollen=Theme off leg=Trajectory | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} They do a waggle dance to show the others where flowers are ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t11:o3:1 # text = They do a waggle dance to show the others where flowers are 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 waggle waggle NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 dance dance NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 9 nmod _ _ 11 flowers flower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 12 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present | They | a waggle dance | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Eventuality | | 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | the others | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent other=Recipient | | 3 | **is** | present | flowers | | | | | where *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} They are warming up after a long cold flight ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:72-insects-and-spiders:t11:o4:1 # text = They are warming up after a long cold flight 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 warming warm VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 up up ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 after after ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 flight flight NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **warm up** | present · progressive | They | | | | after a long cold flight | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | **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. 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