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description: «fireworks tonight, gonna take the dog to watch» What is the best answer? Test 6 of lesson 332 «Lost pets, microchips, holidays and moving house» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 6 · Lost pets, microchips, holidays and moving house

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«fireworks tonight, gonna take the dog to watch» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fireworks tonight, best answer · **What happens:** take, watch, be · **To what, where:** dog

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This is test 6 of lesson 332 «Lost pets, microchips, holidays and moving house» 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/332-lost-pets-microchips-holidays-and-moving-house/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:332-lost-pets-microchips-holidays-and-moving-house:t6:1
# text = «fireworks tonight, gonna take the dog to watch» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	dep	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
12	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	advcl	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
16	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive | fireworks tonight |  | the dog |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument dog=Destination |
| 2 | **watch** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | fireworks tonight *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Keep him inside with the curtains shut and a den; bangs sound louder to him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:332-lost-pets-microchips-holidays-and-moving-house:t6:o1:1
# text = Keep him inside with the curtains shut and a den; bangs sound louder to him
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	bangs	bang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | with shut and a den; inside *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **sound** | present | bangs |  | him *= he* |  |  | loud *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to he=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Leave him tied up in the garden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:332-lost-pets-microchips-holidays-and-moving-house:t6:o2:1
# text = Leave him tied up in the garden
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave up** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the garden |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tie up** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs love fireworks, take him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:332-lost-pets-microchips-holidays-and-moving-house:t6:o3:1
# text = Dogs love fireworks, take him
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Dogs | fireworks |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer firework=Stimulus |
| 2 | **take** | infinitive | Dogs *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Take him, but cover his eyes with a scarf so the flashes do not scare him at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:332-lost-pets-microchips-holidays-and-moving-house:t6:o4:1
# text = Take him, but cover his eyes with a scarf so the flashes do not scare him at all
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	scarf	scarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	flashes	flash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	scare	scare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |
| 2 | **cover** | infinitive | you *not said here* | his eyes |  |  |  | with a scarf | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Destination with scarf=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **scare** | present · do-support | the flashes | him *= he* |  | all |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=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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