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title: «me mate's gonna let his snails go in the park, they'll be happier»… — Unusual pets: stick insects, giant sna… · tree and pragmatics
description: «me mate's gonna let his snails go in the park, they'll be happier» What is the best answer? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 330 «Unusual pets: stick insects, giant snails, ant farms and hermit crabs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Unusual pets: stick insects, giant snails, ant farms and h…

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«me mate's gonna let his snails go in the park, they'll be happier» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate gonna, snails, best answer · **What happens:** let, go, be · **To what, where:** park · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 330 «Unusual pets: stick insects, giant snails, ant farms and hermit crabs» 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/330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:t5:1
# text = «me mate's gonna let his snails go in the park, they'll be happier» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	compound	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	gonna	gonna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	snails	snail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	xcomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	happier	happy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	parataxis	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	23	amod	_	_
23	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** *in a quote* | past | mate gonna |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present | gonna's snails |  |  | the park |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in park=Location |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | future | snails *= snail* |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | 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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Only if he lets them go at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:t5:o1:1
# text = Only if he lets them go at night
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Great, snails love parks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:t5:o2:1
# text = Great, snails love parks
1	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	snails	snail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	parks	park	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Great snails | parks |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer park=Stimulus |

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

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Released pets can die or become pests; take them to a rescue or pet shop

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:t5:o3:1
# text = Released pets can die or become pests; take them to a rescue or pet shop
1	Released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	pests	pest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **release** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 2 | **die** | can | Released pets |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **become** | infinitive | Released pets *not said here* | pests |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **take** | infinitive | Released pets *not said here* | pets *= pet* |  | a rescue or pet shop |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to rescue=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fine, pet snails always do much better out in the wild than in any tank

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:t5:o4:1
# text = Fine, pet snails always do much better out in the wild than in any tank
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	snails	snail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | Fine pet snails | better |  | the wild |  | than any tank; always *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |

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