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# Test 8 · ★ · A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play

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«the cat's purring so she must be happy, even tho she's hurt her leg» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cat · **What happens:** purr, be, hurt · **To what, where:** cat

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t8:1
# text = «the cat's purring so she must be happy, even tho she's hurt her leg» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	purring	purr	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	tho	though	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purr** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | must | cat |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hurt** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | cat |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer leg=Result |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 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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Purring always means total happiness, so a purring cat cannot be badly hurt

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t8:o1:1
# text = Purring always means total happiness, so a purring cat cannot be badly hurt
1	Purring	purr	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	1	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	purring	purring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
15	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purr** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Purring | total happiness |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **hurt** | can · passive |  | a purring cat |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Purring always means total happiness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t8:o2:1
# text = Purring always means total happiness
1	Purring	purr	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	1	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purr** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Purring | total happiness |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Cats purr when content but sometimes also when hurt, so she may need a vet

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t8:o3:1
# text = Cats purr when content but sometimes also when hurt, so she may need a vet
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	purr	purr	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
4	content	content	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
7	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purr** | present | Cats |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle | Cats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **need** | may | she | a vet |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot vet=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Purring heals any leg in a day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:t8:o4:1
# text = Purring heals any leg in a day
1	Purring	purr	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heals	heal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purr** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **heal** | present |  | any leg |  |  | day |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

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