--- title: «my hamster's lost 10 grams, he's fine innit, he's just on a diet» W… — The vet · tree and pragmatics description: «my hamster's lost 10 grams, he's fine innit, he's just on a diet» What is wise? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 227 «The vet» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/227-the-vet/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [The vet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/227-the-vet/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · The vet «my hamster's lost 10 grams, he's fine innit, he's just on a diet» What is wise? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hamster · **What happens:** lose, be · **To what, where:** hamster, fine innit, diet This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 227 «The vet» 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/227-the-vet/#t4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:t4:1 # text = «my hamster's lost 10 grams, he's fine innit, he's just on a diet» What is wise? 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 hamster hamster NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 advcl _ _ 6 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 grams gram NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 innit innit NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 16 just just ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 17 on on ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 diet diet NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 21 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 23 nsubj _ _ 22 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 23 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ? ? PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | present · passive | | my hamster | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | hamster | fine innit | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | hamster | | | a diet | | | tree rules | | 4 | **is** | present | | | | | | wise *property* | tree rules | 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} Weight never matters for small pets like hamsters ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:t4:o1:1 # text = Weight never matters for small pets like hamsters 1 Weight weight NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 matters matter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 pets pet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 like like ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 hamsters hamster NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **matter** | present | Weight | | | | | for small pets; like hamsters | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Feed him chocolate to put the weight back on quickly ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:t4:o2:1 # text = Feed him chocolate to put the weight back on quickly 1 Feed feed VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 iobj _ _ 3 chocolate chocolate NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 weight weight NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 back back ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 9 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feed** | imperative | you *not said here* | chocolate | him *= he* | | | | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient chocolate=Theme | | 2 | **put back** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the weight | | | | quickly *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent weight=Goal | ### Option 3 {#o3} Hamsters often diet on purpose ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:t4:o3:1 # text = Hamsters often diet on purpose 1 Hamsters hamster NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 2 often often ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 diet diet NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Weight loss can be the first sign of illness; see a vet ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:t4:o4:1 # text = Weight loss can be the first sign of illness; see a vet 1 Weight weight NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 loss loss NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 7 amod _ _ 7 sign sign NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 illness illness NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 vet vet NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | can | Weight loss | the first sign | | | | of illness | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | infinitive | Weight loss *not said here* | a vet | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vet=Stimulus | **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. 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