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title: My dad cut our cat's whiskers so she looks neat. Is that ok? — Senses: nose, tongue and skin · tree and pragmatics
description: My dad cut our cat's whiskers so she looks neat. Is that ok? Test 8 of lesson 70 «Senses: nose, tongue and skin» 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 8 · Senses: nose, tongue and skin

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My dad cut our cat's whiskers so she looks neat. Is that ok?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad, cat, that · **What happens:** cut, look, be · **To what, where:** whiskers

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This is test 8 of lesson 70 «Senses: nose, tongue and skin» 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/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* My dad cut our cat's whiskers so she looks neat.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t8:1
# text = My dad cut our cat's whiskers so she looks neat.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | My dad | our cat's whiskers |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whisker=Product |
| 2 | **look** | present | cat |  |  |  |  | neat *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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:* Is that ok?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t8:2
# text = Is that ok?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ok	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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No, it makes all her fur fall out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t8:o1:1
# text = No, it makes all her fur fall out
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	out	out	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | it | her fur |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall out** | infinitive | her fur *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, whiskers are only there to make a cat look pretty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t8:o2:1
# text = Yes, whiskers are only there to make a cat look pretty
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	pretty	pretty	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | whiskers |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | whiskers *not said here* | a cat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | a cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | pretty *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No, she needs whiskers to feel her way and judge gaps

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t8:o3:1
# text = No, she needs whiskers to feel her way and judge gaps
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	judge	judge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	gaps	gap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | she | whiskers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | whiskers *not said here* | her way |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 3 | **judge** | infinitive | whiskers *not said here* | gaps |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent gap=Value |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Yes, they help her smell better short

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:t8:o4:1
# text = Yes, they help her smell better short
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | they | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **smell** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | short, well *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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