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title: «Garfield hates mice and loves lasagne, real cats too?» What is right? — Tom and Jerry: do real cats really cha… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Garfield hates mice and loves lasagne, real cats too?» What is right? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 118 «Tom and Jerry: do real cats really chase mice?» 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 8 · ★ · Tom and Jerry: do real cats really chase mice?

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«Garfield hates mice and loves lasagne, real cats too?» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Garfield · **What happens:** hate, love, be · **To what, where:** mice, lasagne

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 118 «Tom and Jerry: do real cats really chase mice?» 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/118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Garfield hates mice and loves lasagne, real cats too?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice:t8:1
# text = «Garfield hates mice and loves lasagne, real cats too?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Garfield	garfield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** *in a quote* | present | Garfield | mice |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mouse=Stimulus |
| 2 | **love** *in a quote* | present | Garfield *not said here* | lasagne and real cats |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lasagne=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:* What is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice:t8:2
# text = What is right?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Real cats are meat-eaters that may chase mice; lasagne is not good cat food

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice:t8:o1:1
# text = Real cats are meat-eaters that may chase mice; lasagne is not good cat food
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	eaters	eater	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	chase	chase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
12	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
15	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Real cats | meat eaters and good cat food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **chase** | may | meat eaters and good cat food | mice |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | lasagne | good cat food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Real cats are scared of all mice and run away when one squeaks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice:t8:o2:1
# text = Real cats are scared of all mice and run away when one squeaks
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
12	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	squeaks	squeak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Real cats |  |  |  |  | of all mice; scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run away** | present | Real cats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **squeak** | present | one |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Real cats live on pasta

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice:t8:o3:1
# text = Real cats live on pasta
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Real cats |  |  | pasta |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pasta=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Real cats only eat vegetables, so they love the tomato in lasagne

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:118-tom-and-jerry-do-real-cats-chase-mice:t8:o4:1
# text = Real cats only eat vegetables, so they love the tomato in lasagne
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cats	cat	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Real cats | vegetables |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegetable=Patient |
| 2 | **love** | present | cats *= cat* | the tomato |  | lasagne |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tomato=Stimulus |

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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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