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title: «the pen stinks and the pigs are lying in muck, pigs are just gross»… — Peppa Pig: what real pigs are like · tree and pragmatics
description: «the pen stinks and the pigs are lying in muck, pigs are just gross» What is the real problem? Test 8 of lesson 138 «Peppa Pig: what real pigs are like» 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 right
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# Test 8 · Peppa Pig: what real pigs are like

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«the pen stinks and the pigs are lying in muck, pigs are just gross» What is the real problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pen, pigs · **What happens:** stink, lie, be · **To what, where:** muck, real problem

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This is test 8 of lesson 138 «Peppa Pig: what real pigs are like» 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/138-peppa-pig-real-pigs/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:138-peppa-pig-real-pigs:t8:1
# text = «the pen stinks and the pigs are lying in muck, pigs are just gross» What is the real problem?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stinks	stink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	muck	muck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stink** *in a quote* | present | the pen |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** *in a quote* | present · progressive | the pigs |  |  | muck |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in muck=Location |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | pigs |  |  |  |  | gross *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present | pigs *not said here* | the real problem |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Pigs never use a toilet spot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:138-peppa-pig-real-pigs:t8:o1:1
# text = Pigs never use a toilet spot
1	Pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **use** | present | Pigs | a toilet spot |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pigs cannot smell bad smells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:138-peppa-pig-real-pigs:t8:o2:1
# text = Pigs cannot smell bad smells
1	Pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smells	smell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **smell** | can | Pigs | bad smells |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smell=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The pen is too crowded for them to keep bed and toilet apart

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:138-peppa-pig-real-pigs:t8:o3:1
# text = The pen is too crowded for them to keep bed and toilet apart
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	crowded	crowded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the pen |  |  |  |  | crowded *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | them *= they* | bed and toilet |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bed=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Pigs prefer sleeping in their own mess, as it keeps them warm at night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:138-peppa-pig-real-pigs:t8:o4:1
# text = Pigs prefer sleeping in their own mess, as it keeps them warm at night
1	Pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prefer	prefer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | present | Pigs |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sleep** *not said to happen* | gerund | Pigs *not said here* |  |  | Pigs's own mess |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in mess=Location |
| 3 | **keep** | present | mess | Pigs *= pig* |  |  | night | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **mess** |  | Pigs *= pig* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mess «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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