--- title: «bulldog's snoring like a tractor again lol» Why might a bulldog sno… — Spike and Tom: real dogs and cats, ene… · tree and pragmatics description: «bulldog's snoring like a tractor again lol» Why might a bulldog snore so much? 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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/121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats/#t8). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats:t8:1 # text = «bulldog's snoring like a tractor again lol» Why might a bulldog snore so much? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 bulldog bulldog NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 snoring snoring NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 5 like like ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 tractor tractor NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 again again ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 9 lol lol INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 11 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 15 advmod _ _ 12 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 bulldog bulldog NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 snore snore NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 16 so so ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 much much ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **snore** *in a quote* | | bulldog | | | | | like a tractor | nom snoring «act intransitive»: poss=agent like=obl | 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} Snoring keeps other dogs away from it ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats:t8:o1:1 # text = Snoring keeps other dogs away from it 1 Snoring snore VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 nsubj _ _ 2 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **snore** | gerund | | | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **keep away** | present | | | other dogs | it | | away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer dog=Beneficiary from it=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is dreaming about chasing next door's cat ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats:t8:o2:1 # text = It is dreaming about chasing next door's cat 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 dreaming dream VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 about about SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 chasing chase VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 6 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dream** | present · progressive | It | | | | | | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **chase** | gerund | | next door's cat | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Its flat face makes breathing hard ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats:t8:o3:1 # text = Its flat face makes breathing hard 1 Its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 flat flat ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 breathing breathe VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 obj _ _ 6 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | Its flat face | | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 2 | **breathe** | gerund | | | | | | hard *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is far too hot from its thick fur ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats:t8:o4:1 # text = It is far too hot from its thick fur 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 4 too too ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 hot hot ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 thick thick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 fur fur NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | its thick fur | | far, hot *property* | tree rules | **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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