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title: In Tom and Jerry, Tom chases Jerry with a hammer and gets flattened,… — A kitten at home: litter trays, scratc… · tree and pragmatics
description: In Tom and Jerry, Tom chases Jerry with a hammer and gets flattened, then pops back. What does a real kitten do when it chases? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 327 «A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★ · A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play

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In Tom and Jerry, Tom chases Jerry with a hammer and gets flattened, then pops back. What does a real kitten do when it chases?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tom, kitten · **What happens:** chase, flatten, pop back, do · **To what, where:** Jerry, Tom, real kitten

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 327 «A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play» 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/327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Tom and Jerry, Tom chases Jerry with a hammer and gets flattened, then pops back.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t4:1
# text = In Tom and Jerry, Tom chases Jerry with a hammer and gets flattened, then pops back.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Jerry	Jerry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	chases	chase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Jerry	Jerry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hammer	hammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	flattened	flatten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	pops	pop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | present | Tom | Jerry |  | Tom and Jerry |  | with a hammer | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent jerry=Theme in tom=Trajectory |
| 2 | **flatten** | present · passive | Tom *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle» |
| 3 | **pop back** | present | Tom *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does a real kitten do when it chases?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t4:2
# text = What does a real kitten do when it chases?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	chases	chase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | a real kitten |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Eventuality |
| 2 | **do** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **chase** | present | kitten |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Uses little tools, like sticks and string, to trap mice and pull them out

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t4:o1:1
# text = Uses little tools, like sticks and string, to trap mice and pull them out
1	Uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	trap	trap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
12	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	pull	pull	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present |  | little tools and sticks and string |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tool=Patient |
| 2 | **trap** | to-infinitive |  | mice |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Patient |
| 3 | **pull out** | present |  | mice *= mouse* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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Practises the stalking and pouncing of a hunter, with paws and claws only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t4:o2:1
# text = Practises the stalking and pouncing of a hunter, with paws and claws only
1	Practises	practise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stalking	stalking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	pouncing	pounce	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | present |  | the stalking |  |  |  | with paws and claws | tree rules |
| 2 | **pounce** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of a hunter | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme of hunter=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Uses tools to catch mice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t4:o3:1
# text = Uses tools to catch mice
1	Uses	us	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | to-infinitive |  | mice |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only chases cheese

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t4:o4:1
# text = Only chases cheese
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	chases	chase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | present |  | cheese |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Theme |

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