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title: In 101 Dalmatians the puppies already have their spots as tiny babie… — Paw Patrol: real police, fire, rescue… · tree and pragmatics
description: In 101 Dalmatians the puppies already have their spots as tiny babies. What is real? Test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 140 «Paw Patrol: real police, fire, rescue and sniffer dogs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Paw Patrol: real police, fire, rescue and sniffer dogs

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In 101 Dalmatians the puppies already have their spots as tiny babies. What is real?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** puppies · **What happens:** have, be · **To what, where:** spots, 101 Dalmatians

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 140 «Paw Patrol: real police, fire, rescue and sniffer dogs» 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/140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In 101 Dalmatians the puppies already have their spots as tiny babies.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs:t3:1
# text = In 101 Dalmatians the puppies already have their spots as tiny babies.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	101	101	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	Dalmatians	Dalmatian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	already	already	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the puppies | puppies's spots |  | 101 Dalmatians |  | as tiny babies | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient |

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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 real?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs:t3:2
# text = What is real?
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	real	real	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 |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Dalmatians are born black and turn white

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs:t3:o1:1
# text = Dalmatians are born black and turn white
1	Dalmatians	Dalmatian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · passive |  | Dalmatians |  |  |  | black *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **turn** | present |  |  |  |  |  | white *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Dalmatians are born with all their spots, which just get bigger as they grow

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs:t3:o2:1
# text = Dalmatians are born with all their spots, which just get bigger as they grow
1	Dalmatians	Dalmatian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	xcomp	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · passive |  | Dalmatians |  |  |  | with Dalmatians's spots | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | Dalmatians's spots |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **grow** | present | Dalmatians *= dalmatian* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Dalmatian puppies are born white and the spots come after about two weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs:t3:o3:1
# text = Dalmatian puppies are born white and the spots come after about two weeks
1	Dalmatian	dalmatian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · passive |  | Dalmatian puppies |  |  |  | white *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **come** | present | the spots |  |  |  | week |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Dalmatian spots are painted by breeders

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:140-paw-patrol-real-working-dogs:t3:o4:1
# text = Dalmatian spots are painted by breeders
1	Dalmatian	dalmatian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	breeders	breeder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | present · passive | breeders | Dalmatian spots |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Destination |

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