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title: In a cartoon a dog trots off happily with a huge cooked bone and bur… — Foods that are dangerous for pets: cho… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a dog trots off happily with a huge cooked bone and buries it. What is wrong with this as advice? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 331 «Foods that are dangerous for pets: chocolate, grapes, onions and lilies» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 3 · ★ · Foods that are dangerous for pets: chocolate, grapes, onio…

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In a cartoon a dog trots off happily with a huge cooked bone and buries it. What is wrong with this as advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dog · **What happens:** trot off, cook, bury, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, dog

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 331 «Foods that are dangerous for pets: chocolate, grapes, onions and lilies» 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/331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a dog trots off happily with a huge cooked bone and buries it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t3:1
# text = In a cartoon a dog trots off happily with a huge cooked bone and buries it.
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	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	trots	trot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	happily	happily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	buries	bury	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trot off** | present | a dog |  |  | a cartoon |  | with a huge cooked bone; happily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Trajectory |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **bury** | present | a dog *not said here* | dog |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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 wrong with this as advice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t3:2
# text = What is wrong with this as advice?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with this; as advice; wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Cooked bones splinter and can hurt a dog's throat and gut

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t3:o1:1
# text = Cooked bones splinter and can hurt a dog's throat and gut
1	Cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	splinter	splinter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	gut	gut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **splinter** | present | Cooked bones |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **hurt** | can | Cooked bones *not said here* | a dog's throat and gut |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer throat=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing, a big cooked bone is the best treat a dog can have

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t3:o2:1
# text = Nothing, a big cooked bone is the best treat a dog can have
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	treat	treat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a big cooked bone | the best treat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | can | a dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dogs cannot carry bones in their mouths

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t3:o3:1
# text = Dogs cannot carry bones in their mouths
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mouths	mouth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **carry** | can | Dogs | bones |  | Dogs's mouths |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bone=Value in mouth=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Dogs never bury anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t3:o4:1
# text = Dogs never bury anything
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	bury	bury	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bury** | present | Dogs | anything |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

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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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