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description: Identify the principal reason for which the feeding of chocolate to dogs is to be avoided. Exam question 1 of lesson 225 «Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Exam question 1 · Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility

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Identify the principal reason for which the feeding of chocolate to dogs is to be avoided.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, chocolate · **What happens:** identify, avoid, feed · **To what, where:** principal reason, feeding

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 225 «Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which the feeding of chocolate to dogs is to be avoided.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	feeding	feeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | present · passive | you *not said here* | the feeding of chocolate to dogs |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location |
| 3 | **feed** |  | chocolate |  |  |  |  | to dogs | nom feeding «act intransitive»: of=agent to=obl |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It causes the immediate loss of the dog's coat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e1:o1:1
# text = It causes the immediate loss of the dog's coat
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | It | the immediate loss of the dog's coat |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition loss=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is invariably refused by the dog on account of its taste

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e1:o2:1
# text = It is invariably refused by the dog on account of its taste
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	refused	refuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	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	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | present · passive | the dog | It |  | account of account's taste |  | invariably *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **account** |  |  | account's taste |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **taste** |  | account |  |  |  |  |  | nom taste «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It contains a substance which the dog is unable to break down efficiently and which is poisonous

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e1:o3:1
# text = It contains a substance which the dog is unable to break down efficiently and which is poisonous
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	efficiently	efficiently	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | It | a substance |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot substance=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | a substance |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break down** | to-infinitive | a substance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | efficiently *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It induces a permanent loss of memory in the dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e1:o4:1
# text = It induces a permanent loss of memory in the dog
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	induces	induce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **induce** | present | It | a permanent loss of memory |  |  |  | in the dog | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loss=Patient |

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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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