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title: In a cartoon an old dog goes stiff, then the hero shouts and it jump… — Old pets: grey muzzles, slow walks and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon an old dog goes stiff, then the hero shouts and it jumps up young again. What really helps a stiff old dog? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 328 «Old pets: grey muzzles, slow walks and saying goodbye» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Test 4 · ★★ · Old pets: grey muzzles, slow walks and saying goodbye

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In a cartoon an old dog goes stiff, then the hero shouts and it jumps up young again. What really helps a stiff old dog?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** old dog, hero · **What happens:** go, shout, jump up, help · **To what, where:** cartoon, stiff old dog

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 328 «Old pets: grey muzzles, slow walks and saying goodbye» 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/328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon an old dog goes stiff, then the hero shouts and it jumps up young again.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon an old dog goes stiff, then the hero shouts and it jumps up young again.
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	7	obl	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	jumps	jump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
19	again	again	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | a old dog |  |  | a cartoon |  | stiff *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | the hero |  |  |  | then |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **jump up** | present | hero |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 really helps a stiff old dog?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye:t4:2
# text = What really helps a stiff old dog?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present |  | a stiff old dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing can help an old dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye:t4:o1:1
# text = Nothing can help an old dog
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | Nothing |  | a old dog |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Gentle walks, soft beds, ramps and medicine from the vet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye:t4:o2:1
# text = Gentle walks, soft beds, ramps and medicine from the vet
1	Gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	walks	walk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	ramps	ramp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Shouting at it loudly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye:t4:o3:1
# text = Shouting at it loudly
1	Shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  | it |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Running it hard every day so its legs get strong again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye:t4:o4:1
# text = Running it hard every day so its legs get strong again
1	Running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  | it |  |  | day | hard *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory |
| 2 | **get** | present | its legs |  |  |  | again | strong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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