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title: «my cousin's dog is hypoallergenic so I won't sneeze, right» What is… — Choosing a pet: the questions to ask f… · tree and pragmatics
description: «my cousin's dog is hypoallergenic so I won't sneeze, right» What is the truth? Test 5 of lesson 325 «Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first» 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 wrong.
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# Test 5 · Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first

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«my cousin's dog is hypoallergenic so I won't sneeze, right» What is the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dog, I · **What happens:** be, not sneeze · **To what, where:** truth

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This is test 5 of lesson 325 «Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first» 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/325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:t5:1
# text = «my cousin's dog is hypoallergenic so I won't sneeze, right» What is the truth?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	hypoallergenic	hypoallergenic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	sneeze	sneeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	right	right	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my cousin's dog |  |  |  |  | hypoallergenic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **sneeze** *in a quote* | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the truth |  |  |  | right *property* | 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 {#o1}

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Right, those dogs have no skin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:t5:o1:1
# text = Right, those dogs have no skin
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | that dogs | no skin |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient |

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

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No breed is truly allergy-free; spend time with it first to test

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:t5:o2:1
# text = No breed is truly allergy-free; spend time with it first to test
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
13	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | no breed |  |  |  |  | free, truly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spend** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | time | with breed; first *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **test** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Right, but only if it is a puppy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:t5:o3:1
# text = Right, but only if it is a puppy
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a puppy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Right, allergies come only from cats, so any dog at all is completely safe

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:t5:o4:1
# text = Right, allergies come only from cats, so any dog at all is completely safe
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	allergies	allergy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | allergies |  |  |  |  | from cats | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from cat=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | any dog at all |  |  |  |  | completely, safe *property* | tree rules |

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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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