--- title: «tail's whipping about but he's purring, so keep stroking?» What is… — Cat body language and cat myths: milk,… · tree and pragmatics description: «tail's whipping about but he's purring, so keep stroking?» What is wiser? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 199 «Cat body language and cat myths: milk, nine lives and landing on their feet» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet/t8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Cat body language and cat myths: milk,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Cat body language and cat myths: milk, nine lives and land… «tail's whipping about but he's purring, so keep stroking?» What is wiser? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** whip, purr, keep, stroke, be This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 199 «Cat body language and cat myths: milk, nine lives and landing on their feet» 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/199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «tail's whipping about but he's purring, so keep stroking?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet:t8:1 # text = «tail's whipping about but he's purring, so keep stroking?» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 whipping whip VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 but but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 purring purr VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 13 stroking stroke VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **whip** *in a quote* | present · progressive | | | | | | about *property* | vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **purr** *in a quote* | present · progressive | he | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **keep** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **stroke** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is wiser? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet:t8:2 # text = What is wiser? 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 wiser wise ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | wise *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Hug him tighter ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet:t8:o1:1 # text = Hug him tighter 1 Hug hug VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 tighter tight ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 1 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hug** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* | | | | tight *property* | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Co-Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Keep going, purring wins over the tail every time ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet:t8:o2:1 # text = Keep going, purring wins over the tail every time 1 Keep keep VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 going go VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 csubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 purring purr VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 conj _ _ 5 wins win VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 6 over over ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 10 det _ _ 10 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **go** | gerund | | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **purr** | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **win** | present | going | | | the tail | time | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Stop, a lashing tail means he has had enough ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet:t8:o3:1 # text = Stop, a lashing tail means he has had enough 1 Stop stop VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 lashing lash VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 had have VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 ccomp _ _ 10 enough enough ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **lash** | gerund | | | | | | | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **mean** | present | a lashing tail | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **have** | present · perfect | tail | | | | | enough *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Stroke his tail ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet:t8:o4:1 # text = Stroke his tail 1 Stroke stroke VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stroke** | imperative | you *not said here* | his tail | | | | | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Experiencer | **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. 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