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description: «my mate's getting a mini pig, it'll stay tiny like a puppy» What should he know? Test 7 · ★★ 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 choice was right.
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Pigs: mud, snouts and brains

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«my mate's getting a mini pig, it'll stay tiny like a puppy» What should he know?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, pig · **What happens:** get, stay, know · **To what, where:** mini pig, puppy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t7:1
# text = «my mate's getting a mini pig, it'll stay tiny like a puppy» What should he know?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	csubj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	obj	_	_
19	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | present · progressive | my mate | a mini pig |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pig=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stay** *in a quote* | future | mate |  |  |  |  | tiny *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **know** | should | pig | a puppy |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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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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Mini pigs are born full size

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t7:o1:1
# text = Mini pigs are born full size
1	Mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · passive |  | Mini pigs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary size=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Mini pigs never grow at all, they stay the size of a puppy for life

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t7:o2:1
# text = Mini pigs never grow at all, they stay the size of a puppy for life
1	Mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **grow** | present | Mini pigs |  |  | all |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Location |
| 2 | **stay** | present | pigs *= pig* | the size of a puppy |  |  |  | for life | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme size=Location |

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

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Mini pigs often grow as big as a big dog or more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t7:o3:1
# text = Mini pigs often grow as big as a big dog or more
1	Mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Mini pigs |  |  |  |  | as a big dog; big, often *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Mini pigs turn into rabbits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:t7:o4:1
# text = Mini pigs turn into rabbits
1	Mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Mini pigs |  |  |  |  | into rabbits *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into rabbit=Result |

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