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title: «mate says urban foxes are lost country foxes that can't get home» W… — Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits · tree and pragmatics
description: «mate says urban foxes are lost country foxes that can't get home» What is right? Test 6 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» 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 6 · Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits

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«mate says urban foxes are lost country foxes that can't get home» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, urban foxes, lost country foxes · **What happens:** say, lose, be, not get · **To what, where:** lost country foxes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» 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/141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t6:1
# text = «mate says urban foxes are lost country foxes that can't get home» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	urban	urban	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	ccomp	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	home	home	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	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	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	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 | mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lose** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | urban foxes | lost country foxes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | can | lost country foxes |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **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 {#o1}

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Yes, they come in only for one night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t6:o1:1
# text = Yes, they come in only for one night
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** | present | they |  |  |  | night |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, they are all lost country foxes that wandered in and keep trying to get home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t6:o2:1
# text = Yes, they are all lost country foxes that wandered in and keep trying to get home
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
14	trying	try	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	home	home	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present · passive |  | they |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wander** | past | country foxes |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **try** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, foxes in cities are a different kind of dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t6:o3:1
# text = No, foxes in cities are a different kind of dog
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | foxes in cities | a different kind |  |  |  | of dog | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, many foxes live in cities for good, with food and few enemies

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:t6:o4:1
# text = No, many foxes live in cities for good, with food and few enemies
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | many foxes |  |  | cities |  | for good; with food and few enemies | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in city=Location |

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