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title: In Shrek, Donkey never stops talking and runs from danger. What is a… — Hooves, riding and caring for a horse,… · tree and pragmatics
description: In Shrek, Donkey never stops talking and runs from danger. What is a real donkey more likely to do when worried? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 208 «Hooves, riding and caring for a horse, plus donkeys and mules» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Hooves, riding and caring for a horse, plus donkeys and mu…

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In Shrek, Donkey never stops talking and runs from danger. What is a real donkey more likely to do when worried?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Donkey · **What happens:** not stop, talk, run, be, do, worry · **To what, where:** Shrek, danger

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 208 «Hooves, riding and caring for a horse, plus donkeys and mules» 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/208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Shrek, Donkey never stops talking and runs from danger.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t10:1
# text = In Shrek, Donkey never stops talking and runs from danger.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Shrek	Shrek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	Donkey	Donkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stop** | present | Donkey |  |  | Shrek |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | Donkey *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **run** | present | Donkey *not said here* |  |  | danger |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from danger=Trajectory |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is a real donkey more likely to do when worried?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t10:2
# text = What is a real donkey more likely to do when worried?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	worried	worry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **worry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Freeze and think before moving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t10:o1:1
# text = Freeze and think before moving
1	Freeze	freeze	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fly up and over the danger like a bird

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t10:o2:1
# text = Fly up and over the danger like a bird
1	Fly	fly	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a bird | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Talk to the nearest person about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t10:o3:1
# text = Talk to the nearest person about it
1	Talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the nearest person about person | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to person=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Run away screaming like a horse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t10:o4:1
# text = Run away screaming like a horse
1	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run away** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a horse | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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