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title: In a cartoon a pig lives happily in a filthy sty, rolling in its own… — Pigs: mud, snouts and brains · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a pig lives happily in a filthy sty, rolling in its own mess. What is true of real pigs with space? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 210 «Pigs: mud, snouts and brains» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Pigs: mud, snouts and brains

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In a cartoon a pig lives happily in a filthy sty, rolling in its own mess. What is true of real pigs with space?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pig · **What happens:** live, roll, mess, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, own mess

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 210 «Pigs: mud, snouts and brains» 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/210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a pig lives happily in a filthy sty, rolling in its own mess.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t2:1
# text = In a cartoon a pig lives happily in a filthy sty, rolling in its own mess.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	happily	happily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	filthy	filthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sty	sty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a pig |  |  | a cartoon |  | in a filthy sty; happily *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **roll** | gerund | a pig *not said here* |  |  | pig's own mess |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mess=Trajectory |
| 3 | **mess** |  | pig |  |  |  |  |  | nom mess «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 true of real pigs with space?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t2:2
# text = What is true of real pigs with space?
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	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of real pigs with space; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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They never get dirty at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t2:o1:1
# text = They never get dirty at all
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | present | They |  |  | all |  | dirty *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They take baths in milk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t2:o2:1
# text = They take baths in milk
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	baths	bath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | They | baths |  | milk |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bath=Value in milk=Location |

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

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They keep their toilet far away from where they sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t2:o3:1
# text = They keep their toilet far away from where they sleep
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sleep	sleep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | They | their toilet |  |  |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toilet=Theme |
| 2 | **sleep** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They love sleeping in their own mess because it keeps them warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t2:o4:1
# text = They love sleeping in their own mess because it keeps them warm
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sleep** *not said to happen* | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  | their own mess |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in mess=Location |
| 3 | **keep** | present | mess | them *= they* |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **mess** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mess «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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