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title: «why's my horse got no rug and my mate's has one» Which is the best… — Hooves, riding and caring for a horse,… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 12 · ★★ · Hooves, riding and caring for a horse, plus donkeys and mu…

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«why's my horse got no rug and my mate's has one» Which is the best reason?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** horse, mate · **What happens:** be, have · **To what, where:** one best reason

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This is test 12 · ★★ 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t12:1
# text = «why's my horse got no rug and my mate's has one» Which is the best reason?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	rug	rug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	amod	_	_
20	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my horse |  |  |  |  | get *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the one best reason |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Rugs make all horses slower, so racing horses never wear them, even in the coldest winter

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t12:o1:1
# text = Rugs make all horses slower, so racing horses never wear them, even in the coldest winter
1	Rugs	rug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	slower	slow	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	racing	race	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	even	even	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	coldest	cold	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	amod	_	_
18	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Rugs | all horses |  |  |  | slow *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset horse=Product |
| 2 | **race** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **wear** | present | racing horses | Rugs *= rug* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent they=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Rugs are only for show horses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t12:o2:1
# text = Rugs are only for show horses
1	Rugs	rug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rugs |  |  |  |  | for show horses | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A hardy pony with a thick coat may need none, a clipped horse may need one

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t12:o3:1
# text = A hardy pony with a thick coat may need none, a clipped horse may need one
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hardy	hardy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pony	pony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	clipped	clip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | may | a hardy pony with a thick coat | none |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot none=Theme |
| 2 | **clip** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **need** | may | a clipped horse | one |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot one=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Horses without rugs are always ill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:208-hooves-riding-and-caring-for-a-horse-plus-donkeys-and-mules:t12:o4:1
# text = Horses without rugs are always ill
1	Horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	rugs	rug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Horses without rugs |  |  |  |  | always, ill *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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