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# Test 4 · ★★ · Dogs: from wolves to hundreds of breeds

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«our dog Max is 2, so he's like 14 in people years, a kid» What is closer to the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dog, 2 · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** 2

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 192 «Dogs: from wolves to hundreds of breeds» 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/192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds:t4:1
# text = «our dog Max is 2, so he's like 14 in people years, a kid» What is closer to the truth?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	14	14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	compound	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | our dog | 2 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | dog |  |  |  | year | like 14 and a kid | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | 2 |  |  |  |  | to the truth; close *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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Max is already a young grown-up; dogs grow up very fast in the first year

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds:t4:o1:1
# text = Max is already a young grown-up; dogs grow up very fast in the first year
1	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
3	already	already	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
5	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	amod	_	_
18	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | dogs | Max *not said here* |  |  | year | fast, grow *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, he is 2 in people years too, just like a child of two

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds:t4:o2:1
# text = No, he is 2 in people years too, just like a child of two
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | he | 2 and a child of two |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, he is still a baby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds:t4:o3:1
# text = No, he is still a baby
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | he | a baby |  |  | still |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, he is exactly 14, because every single dog year is worth seven of our years

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds:t4:o4:1
# text = Yes, he is exactly 14, because every single dog year is worth seven of our years
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	14	14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
15	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | he | 14 |  |  |  | exactly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | every single dog year |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

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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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