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# Exam question 2 · Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the hazard presented by lilies to domestic cats?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, present · **To what, where:** hazard, domestic cats

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the hazard presented by lilies to domestic cats?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the hazard |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **present** | participle |  | the hazard *not said here* | domestic cats |  |  | by lilies | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to cat=Recipient |

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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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Only the scent is harmful, causing mild sneezing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e2:o1:1
# text = Only the scent is harmful, causing mild sneezing
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	scent	scent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sneezing	sneezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the scent |  |  |  |  | harmful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | gerund | the scent *not said here* | mild sneezing |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition sneezing=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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All parts, including pollen ingested during grooming, may cause damage to the kidneys

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e2:o2:1
# text = All parts, including pollen ingested during grooming, may cause damage to the kidneys
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	including	including	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	ingested	ingest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	grooming	grooming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ingest** | participle |  | pollen *not said here* |  |  | during grooming |  | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal |
| 2 | **cause** | may | all parts | damage |  |  |  | to the kidneys | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Lilies present no hazard whatsoever to domestic cats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e2:o3:1
# text = Lilies present no hazard whatsoever to domestic cats
1	Lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	present	present	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | present | Lilies | no hazard | domestic cats |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hazard=Theme to cat=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only the petals are harmful, and only when consumed in considerable quantity by the animal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e2:o4:1
# text = Only the petals are harmful, and only when consumed in considerable quantity by the animal
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	petals	petal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	considerable	considerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the petals |  |  |  |  | harmful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **consume** | participle | the petals *not said here* |  |  | considerable quantity |  | by the animal | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: 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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