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# Test 5 · ★ · Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility

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«i want a puppy for xmas!! i'll walk it like twice, then nan can» What is the problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** i · **What happens:** want, walk, be · **To what, where:** puppy, problem

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 225 «Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility» 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/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:t5:1
# text = «i want a puppy for xmas!! i'll walk it like twice, then nan can» What is the problem?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	xmas	Xmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
9	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
17	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	23	obj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** *in a quote* | present | i | a puppy |  |  |  | for xmas | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot puppy=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** *in a quote* | future | i | puppy |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the problem |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Puppies cannot go outside until they are ten years old

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:t5:o1:1
# text = Puppies cannot go outside until they are ten years old
1	Puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | can | Puppies |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Puppies *= puppy* |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

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

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A dog needs walks and care every day for many years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:t5:o2:1
# text = A dog needs walks and care every day for many years
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	walks	walk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | a dog | walks |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot walk=Theme |
| 2 | **care** | present | a dog *not said here* |  |  |  | day; year |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nans are not allowed to walk dogs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:t5:o3:1
# text = Nans are not allowed to walk dogs
1	Nans	nan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Nans |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **walk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Nans *not said here* | dogs |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, dogs only need walks at Christmas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility:t5:o4:1
# text = Nothing, dogs only need walks at Christmas
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	walks	walk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Nothing dogs | walks |  | Christmas |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot walk=Theme |

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