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title: The dog was given flea treatment but fleas keep coming back. What ha… — Pests: mice in the kitchen, cockroache… · tree and pragmatics
description: The dog was given flea treatment but fleas keep coming back. What has been forgotten? Test 9 of lesson 397 «Pests: mice in the kitchen, cockroaches, clothes moths, fleas and head lice» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 9 · Pests: mice in the kitchen, cockroaches, clothes moths, fl…

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The dog was given flea treatment but fleas keep coming back. What has been forgotten?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fleas · **What happens:** give, keep, come back, forget · **To what, where:** dog

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This is test 9 of lesson 397 «Pests: mice in the kitchen, cockroaches, clothes moths, fleas and head lice» 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/397-pests-mice-in-the-kitchen-cockroaches-clothes-moths-fleas-and-head-lice/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The dog was given flea treatment but fleas keep coming back.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:397-pests-mice-in-the-kitchen-cockroaches-clothes-moths-fleas-and-head-lice:t9:1
# text = The dog was given flea treatment but fleas keep coming back.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	flea	flea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	fleas	flea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient treatment=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | present | fleas |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come back** | gerund | fleas *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «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 has been forgotten?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:397-pests-mice-in-the-kitchen-cockroaches-clothes-moths-fleas-and-head-lice:t9:2
# text = What has been forgotten?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | present · perfect · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Giving the dog more food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:397-pests-mice-in-the-kitchen-cockroaches-clothes-moths-fleas-and-head-lice:t9:o1:1
# text = Giving the dog more food
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | more food | the dog |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient food=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Taking the dog for much longer walks in the fields, away from other dogs

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:397-pests-mice-in-the-kitchen-cockroaches-clothes-moths-fleas-and-head-lice:t9:o2:1
# text = Taking the dog for much longer walks in the fields, away from other dogs
1	Taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	walks	walk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund |  | the dog |  |  |  | for longer walks in the fields; away *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent dog=Theme for walk=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Brushing the dog's teeth every night before bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:397-pests-mice-in-the-kitchen-cockroaches-clothes-moths-fleas-and-head-lice:t9:o3:1
# text = Brushing the dog's teeth every night before bed
1	Brushing	brush	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | gerund |  | the dog's teeth |  | bed | night |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme before bed=Destination |

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

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Vacuuming carpets and washing the pet bed, where eggs and young live

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:397-pests-mice-in-the-kitchen-cockroaches-clothes-moths-fleas-and-head-lice:t9:o4:1
# text = Vacuuming carpets and washing the pet bed, where eggs and young live
1	Vacuuming	vacuum	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
2	carpets	carpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
10	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vacuum** | gerund |  | carpets |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent carpet=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **wash** | gerund |  | the pet bed |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bed=Patient |
| 3 | **live** | present | eggs |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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