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description: In Doctor Dolittle the vet asks animals where it hurts. How does a real zoo vet find out? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 110 «Behind the scenes: the zoo vet and the animal hospital» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Behind the scenes: the zoo vet and the animal hospital

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In Doctor Dolittle the vet asks animals where it hurts. How does a real zoo vet find out?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** vet, real zoo vet · **What happens:** ask, hurt, find out · **To what, where:** animals, Doctor

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 110 «Behind the scenes: the zoo vet and the animal hospital» 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/110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Doctor Dolittle the vet asks animals where it hurts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital:t1:1
# text = In Doctor Dolittle the vet asks animals where it hurts.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Doctor	Doctor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	Dolittle	Dolittle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the vet |  | animals | Doctor |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient |
| 2 | **hurt** | present | vet |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* How does a real zoo vet find out?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital:t1:2
# text = How does a real zoo vet find out?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | present · do-support | a real zoo vet |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She watches, weighs, scans and tests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital:t1:o1:1
# text = She watches, weighs, scans and tests
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	scans	scan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | She | scans and tests |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **weigh** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She guesses just from the look on its face

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital:t1:o2:1
# text = She guesses just from the look on its face
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	guesses	guess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | present | She | the look |  | look's face |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She asks the animal politely where it hurts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital:t1:o3:1
# text = She asks the animal politely where it hurts
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	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	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | She |  | the animal |  |  | politely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hurt** | present | animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She waits until it gets better alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:110-behind-the-scenes-the-zoo-vet-and-the-animal-hospital:t1:o4:1
# text = She waits until it gets better alone
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | it |  |  |  |  | alone, good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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