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title: In a cartoon a kitten plays with a ball of wool all afternoon alone.… — A kitten at home: litter trays, scratc… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a kitten plays with a ball of wool all afternoon alone. What is the safer truth? Test 5 · ★ 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 of the question and of each optio
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# Test 5 · ★ · A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play

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In a cartoon a kitten plays with a ball of wool all afternoon alone. What is the safer truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kitten, safer truth · **What happens:** play, be · **To what, where:** cartoon

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a kitten plays with a ball of wool all afternoon alone.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t5:1
# text = In a cartoon a kitten plays with a ball of wool all afternoon alone.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | a kitten |  |  | a cartoon | afternoon | with a ball of wool; alone *property* | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with ball=Theme |

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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 is the safer truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t5:2
# text = What is the safer truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Wool and string can be swallowed and hurt a kitten; play with a wand toy and a grown-up

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t5:o1:1
# text = Wool and string can be swallowed and hurt a kitten; play with a wand toy and a grown-up
1	Wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	wand	wand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | can · passive |  | Wool and string |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **hurt** | infinitive |  | a kitten |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer kitten=Patient |
| 3 | **play** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a wand toy and a grown up | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with toy=Theme |
| 4 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Wool is the best toy for any kitten, and kittens can digest a bit of wool with no trouble

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t5:o2:1
# text = Wool is the best toy for any kitten, and kittens can digest a bit of wool with no trouble
1	Wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
20	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wool | the best toy |  |  |  | for any kitten | tree rules |
| 2 | **digest** | can | kittens | a bit of wool |  |  |  | with no trouble | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kittens can digest wool easily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t5:o3:1
# text = Kittens can digest wool easily
1	Kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **digest** | can | Kittens | wool |  |  |  | easily *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wool keeps kittens' teeth clean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t5:o4:1
# text = Wool keeps kittens' teeth clean
1	Wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Wool | kittens's teeth |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme |

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