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description: «Mum says sit, Dad says sit down, I say bum on floor. why's he not getting it» What is the problem? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 195 «Training a dog with rewards and patience» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 6 · ★ · Training a dog with rewards and patience

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«Mum says sit, Dad says sit down, I say bum on floor. why's he not getting it» What is the problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, Dad · **What happens:** say, sit down, not get, be · **To what, where:** sit, bum, floor, problem · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 195 «Training a dog with rewards and patience» 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/195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience:t6:1
# text = «Mum says sit, Dad says sit down, I say bum on floor. why's he not getting it» What is the problem?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sit	sit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	bum	bum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
17	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
24	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	27	obj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	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 | Mum | sit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Dad | sit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sit down** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Mum | bum |  | floor |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bum=Topic |
| 5 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Dad | bum |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 6 | **is a** | present | Dad *not said here* | the 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Bum on floor is too short for a dog to understand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience:t6:o1:1
# text = Bum on floor is too short for a dog to understand
1	Bum	bum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bum on floor |  |  |  |  | for a dog; short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | to-infinitive | Bum on floor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The dog cannot hear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience:t6:o2:1
# text = The dog cannot hear
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hear** | can | the dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The dog is too stupid to learn any words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience:t6:o3:1
# text = The dog is too stupid to learn any words
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	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	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the dog |  |  |  |  | stupid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive | the dog *not said here* | any words |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The dog needs one word that everyone uses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience:t6:o4:1
# text = The dog needs one word that everyone uses
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the dog | one word |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot word=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | present | everyone | one word |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |

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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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