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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — A puppy at home: the first weeks · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the vaccination of a puppy. Exam question 2 of lesson 326 «A puppy at home: the first weeks» 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 
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# Exam question 2 · A puppy at home: the first weeks

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the vaccination of a puppy.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, vaccinate · **To what, where:** response, vaccination, puppy

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 326 «A puppy at home: the first weeks» 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/326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the vaccination of a puppy.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	vaccination	vaccination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the vaccination of a puppy |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus vaccination=Experiencer |
| 4 | **vaccinate** |  |  | a puppy |  |  |  |  | nom vaccination «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Vaccination is required only after the age of five years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks:e2:o1:1
# text = Vaccination is required only after the age of five years
1	Vaccination	vaccination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Vaccination |  |  | after the age of five years |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Vaccination is administered solely to prevent fleas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks:e2:o2:1
# text = Vaccination is administered solely to prevent fleas
1	Vaccination	vaccination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	administered	administer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	fleas	flea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **administer** | present · passive |  | Vaccination |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive |  | fleas |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer flea=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Walking in places frequented by other dogs ought to be deferred until vaccination is complete

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks:e2:o3:1
# text = Walking in places frequented by other dogs ought to be deferred until vaccination is complete
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	csubj:pass	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	frequented	frequent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	_
8	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	deferred	defer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
12	until	until	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	vaccination	vaccination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  | places |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Trajectory |
| 2 | **frequent** | participle |  | places *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **defer** | ought · passive | Walking |  |  |  | until vaccination |  | vn acquiesce-95.1 «NP V» |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | complete *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Vaccination is unnecessary for any animal kept wholly indoors throughout its life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:326-a-puppy-at-home-the-first-weeks:e2:o4:1
# text = Vaccination is unnecessary for any animal kept wholly indoors throughout its life
1	Vaccination	vaccination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unnecessary	unnecessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Vaccination |  |  |  |  | for any animal; unnecessary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | any animal *not said here* |  | Vaccination's life |  | indoors *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent throughout life=Location |

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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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