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title: Ascertain the principle expressed by the statement that a pet is for… — Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and r… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the principle expressed by the statement that a pet is for life and not solely for a festive occasion. Exam question 4 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
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# Exam question 4 · Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility

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Ascertain the principle expressed by the statement that a pet is for life and not solely for a festive occasion.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, pet · **What happens:** ascertain, express, be · **To what, where:** principle

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the principle expressed by the statement that a pet is for life and not solely for a festive occasion.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	principle	principle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	expressed	express	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	13	conj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	festive	festive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principle |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent principle=Topic |
| 2 | **express** | participle |  | the principle *not said here* |  |  |  | by the statement | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | a pet |  |  |  |  | for life | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The owner assumes responsibility for the care of the animal throughout its lifespan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e4:o1:1
# text = The owner assumes responsibility for the care of the animal throughout its lifespan
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	assumes	assume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	lifespan	lifespan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assume** | present | the owner | responsibility |  |  | throughout owner's lifespan | for the care of the animal | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent responsibility=Theme |
| 2 | **care** |  | the animal |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The animal is expected to survive only until the following year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e4:o2:1
# text = The animal is expected to survive only until the following year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	survive	survive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	until	until	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | present · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **survive** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the animal *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The animal requires attention only during the festive period

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e4:o3:1
# text = The animal requires attention only during the festive period
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	festive	festive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | the animal | attention |  |  | during the festive period |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The animal may be returned to the vendor after the festive period

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:e4:o4:1
# text = The animal may be returned to the vendor after the festive period
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vendor	vendor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	festive	festive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | may · passive |  | the animal |  | the vendor | after the festive period |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to vendor=Destination |

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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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