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title: In a cartoon a dog bites a cartoon boy and he just rubs his leg and… — Street dogs and cats: feeding, safety… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a dog bites a cartoon boy and he just rubs his leg and laughs. What is right in real life? Test 10 of lesson 371 «Street dogs and cats: feeding, safety and never touching a strange animal» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Test 10 · Street dogs and cats: feeding, safety and never touching a…

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In a cartoon a dog bites a cartoon boy and he just rubs his leg and laughs. What is right in real life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dog · **What happens:** bite, rub, laugh, be · **To what, where:** cartoon boy, cartoon, leg, real life

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This is test 10 of lesson 371 «Street dogs and cats: feeding, safety and never touching a strange animal» 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/371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a dog bites a cartoon boy and he just rubs his leg and laughs.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal:t10:1
# text = In a cartoon a dog bites a cartoon boy and he just rubs his leg and laughs.
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	bites	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	rubs	rub	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | present | a dog | a cartoon boy |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boy=Patient in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **rub** | present | dog | dog's leg |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent leg=Theme |
| 3 | **laugh** | present | dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 right in real life?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal:t10:2
# text = What is right in real life?
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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | real life |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only cat bites can get infected

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal:t10:o1:1
# text = Only cat bites can get infected
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bites	bite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	infected	infected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | can | cat bites |  |  |  |  | infected *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A real dog bite makes deep holes that can get infected and needs a doctor

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal:t10:o2:1
# text = A real dog bite makes deep holes that can get infected and needs a doctor
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	infected	infected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a real dog bite | deep holes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product |
| 2 | **get** | can | deep holes |  |  |  |  | infected *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **need** | present | a real dog bite *not said here* | a doctor |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot doctor=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dog bites never break the skin, so there is nothing to worry about

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal:t10:o3:1
# text = Dog bites never break the skin, so there is nothing to worry about
1	Dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bites	bite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	break	break	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	10	expl	_	_
10	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	worry	worry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **break** | infinitive | Dog bites | the skin |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skin=Patient |
| 2 | **be** | present | nothing |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **worry** | to-infinitive | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A laugh cleans the wound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal:t10:o4:1
# text = A laugh cleans the wound
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cleans	clean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | present | a laugh | the wound |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent wound=Patient |

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