--- title: A guinea pig is seen eating its own soft droppings. What should the… — Guinea pigs: wheeks, popcorning and vi… · tree and pragmatics description: A guinea pig is seen eating its own soft droppings. What should the owner think? Test 11 of lesson 201 «Guinea pigs: wheeks, popcorning and vitamin C» 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c/t11/) [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/) / [Guinea pigs: wheeks, popcorning and vi…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c/) / t11 # Test 11 · Guinea pigs: wheeks, popcorning and vitamin C A guinea pig is seen eating its own soft droppings. What should the owner think? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** guinea pig, owner · **What happens:** see, eat, think · **To what, where:** guinea pig, own soft droppings This is test 11 of lesson 201 «Guinea pigs: wheeks, popcorning and vitamin C» 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/201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A guinea pig is seen eating its own soft droppings. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c:t11:1 # text = A guinea pig is seen eating its own soft droppings. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 guinea guinea NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 pig pig NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 eating eat VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 xcomp _ _ 7 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 8 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 9 soft soft ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 droppings dropping NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | present · passive | | a guinea pig | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **eat** | gerund | a guinea pig *not said here* | pig's own soft droppings | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dropping=Patient | 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 should the owner think? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c:t11:2 # text = What should the owner think? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 owner owner NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | should | the owner | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It is bored and must get a toy ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c:t11:o1:1 # text = It is bored and must get a toy 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 bored bored ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 toy toy NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | bored *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | must | | a toy | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer toy=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} It is very ill and needs surgery ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c:t11:o2:1 # text = It is very ill and needs surgery 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 very very ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 7 surgery surgery NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | ill *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **need** | present | | surgery | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot surgery=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} This is normal and helps it get more goodness from food ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c:t11:o3:1 # text = This is normal and helps it get more goodness from food 1 This this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 normal normal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 amod _ _ 9 goodness goodness NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 from from ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | This | | | | | normal *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **help** | present | This *not said here* | it | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 3 | **get** | infinitive | | more goodness | | food | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent goodness=Theme from food=Source | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is starving and needs meat and fish added to its dinner every day ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:201-guinea-pigs-wheeks-popcorning-and-vitamin-c:t11:o4:1 # text = It is starving and needs meat and fish added to its dinner every day 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 starving starve VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 needs need VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 6 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 9 added add VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 14 det _ _ 14 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **starve** | present · progressive | It | | | | day | | tree rules | | 2 | **need** | present | | meat and fish | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot meat=Theme | | 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle | | meat and fish *not said here* | | | | to fish's dinner | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to dinner=Co-Patient | **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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