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title: «my mate says lions in zoos get a massive steak every single day» Wh… — Feeding times and the zoo kitchen · tree and pragmatics
description: «my mate says lions in zoos get a massive steak every single day» What is right? Test 1 of lesson 111 «Feeding times and the zoo kitchen» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 1 · Feeding times and the zoo kitchen

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«my mate says lions in zoos get a massive steak every single day» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, lions · **What happens:** say, get, be · **To what, where:** massive steak · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 111 «Feeding times and the zoo kitchen» 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/111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:t1:1
# text = «my mate says lions in zoos get a massive steak every single day» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
13	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present | lions in zoos | a massive steak |  |  | day |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Zoo lions only eat vegetables now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:t1:o1:1
# text = Zoo lions only eat vegetables now
1	Zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Zoo lions | vegetables |  |  | now |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegetable=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Lions are fed once a year in winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:t1:o2:1
# text = Lions are fed once a year in winter
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present · passive |  | Lions |  |  | winter | once *property* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

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

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Many zoos give big cats fast days, because wild cats do not eat daily

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:t1:o3:1
# text = Many zoos give big cats fast days, because wild cats do not eat daily
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	iobj	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
15	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Many zoos |  | days |  |  | fast *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | wild cats |  |  |  |  | daily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, because a lion that misses even one meal will soon fall ill and die

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:t1:o4:1
# text = Yes, because a lion that misses even one meal will soon fall ill and die
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	misses	miss	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
13	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | present | a lion | one meal |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer meal=Stimulus |
| 2 | **fall** | future | a lion |  |  |  |  | ill, soon *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **die** | present | a lion *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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