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title: «mate wants to pet a wild capybara, they're basically giant plushies… — The capybara: the calmest animal, frie… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 5 · ★ · The capybara: the calmest animal, friend of crocodiles?

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«mate wants to pet a wild capybara, they're basically giant plushies» What is the best advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, they, best advice · **What happens:** want, be · **To what, where:** pet, giant plushies · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 42 «The capybara: the calmest animal, friend of crocodiles?» 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/42-the-capybara/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:t5:1
# text = «mate wants to pet a wild capybara, they're basically giant plushies» What is the best advice?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	capybara	capybara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	basically	basically	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	plushies	plushy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	parataxis	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	amod	_	_
20	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** *in a quote* | present | mate | pet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | they | giant plushies |  |  |  | basically *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the best advice |  |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Fine, as long as you bring a duck to sit on it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:t5:o1:1
# text = Fine, as long as you bring a duck to sit on it
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | you |  | a duck |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument duck=Destination |
| 2 | **sit** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on duck | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on it=Location |

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

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Do not: a wild capybara can bite hard with its big front teeth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:t5:o2:1
# text = Do not: a wild capybara can bite hard with its big front teeth
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	capybara	capybara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | infinitive | a wild capybara *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bite** | can | a wild capybara |  |  |  |  | with capybara's big front teeth; hard *property* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP PP»: agent=Agent with tooth=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only pet it if a caiman is lying nearby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:t5:o3:1
# text = Only pet it if a caiman is lying nearby
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	caiman	caiman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
9	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | a caiman | pet *not said here* |  |  |  | nearby *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pet=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Fine, they never bite anyone, they're the chillest animals going

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:t5:o4:1
# text = Fine, they never bite anyone, they're the chillest animals going
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	bite	bite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	chillest	chill	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
13	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bite** | present | they | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | they | the chillest animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | gerund | the chillest animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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