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title: Mum puts lilies on the kitchen table where the cat walks. What would… — Foods that are dangerous for pets: cho… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum puts lilies on the kitchen table where the cat walks. What would happen if the cat brushed past and then washed itself? Test 4 · ★ 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 
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# Test 4 · ★ · Foods that are dangerous for pets: chocolate, grapes, onio…

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Mum puts lilies on the kitchen table where the cat walks. What would happen if the cat brushed past and then washed itself?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, cat · **What happens:** put, walk, happen, brush past, wash · **To what, where:** lilies, kitchen table, cat

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum puts lilies on the kitchen table where the cat walks.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t4:1
# text = Mum puts lilies on the kitchen table where the cat walks.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Mum | lilies |  | the kitchen table |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent lily=Theme on table=Destination |
| 2 | **walk** | present | the cat |  |  |  |  |  | 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 would happen if the cat brushed past and then washed itself?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t4:2
# text = What would happen if the cat brushed past and then washed itself?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	brushed	brush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	past	past	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **brush past** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wash** | past | the cat *not said here* | cat |  |  | then |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The pollen would dye its fur yellow for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t4:o1:1
# text = The pollen would dye its fur yellow for good
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	dye	dye	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dye** | would | the pollen | pollen's fur |  |  |  | yellow *property* | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The cat would sneeze once and be fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t4:o2:1
# text = The cat would sneeze once and be fine
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sneeze	sneeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneeze** | would | the cat |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive | the cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, because cats only eat meat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t4:o3:1
# text = Nothing, because cats only eat meat
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | cats | meat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It could swallow pollen and need a vet at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:331-foods-that-are-dangerous-for-pets-chocolate-grapes-onions-and-lilies:t4:o4:1
# text = It could swallow pollen and need a vet at once
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | could | It | pollen |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pollen=Patient |
| 2 | **need** | present |  | a vet |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot vet=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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