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title: A pet shop says its white tiger cub is «a rare kind from the Arctic»… — The big cats house: lions and tigers u… · tree and pragmatics
description: A pet shop says its white tiger cub is «a rare kind from the Arctic». What is true? Test 9 of lesson 81 «The big cats house: lions and tigers up close» 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 9 · The big cats house: lions and tigers up close

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A pet shop says its white tiger cub is «a rare kind from the Arctic». What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pet shop, white tiger cub · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** rare kind, Arctic · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 of lesson 81 «The big cats house: lions and tigers up close» 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/81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A pet shop says its white tiger cub is «a rare kind from the Arctic».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:t9:1
# text = A pet shop says its white tiger cub is «a rare kind from the Arctic».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cub	cub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a pet shop |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | shop's white tiger cub | a rare kind |  | the Arctic |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:t9:2
# text = What is true?
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	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It is an ordinary Bengal tiger with a rare pale gene

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:t9:o1:1
# text = It is an ordinary Bengal tiger with a rare pale gene
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Bengal	Bengal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	gene	gene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a ordinary Bengal tiger |  |  |  | with a rare pale gene | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Yes, white tigers live wild in the Arctic and hunt seals on the ice

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:t9:o2:1
# text = Yes, white tigers live wild in the Arctic and hunt seals on the ice
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hunt	hunt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	seals	seal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | white tigers |  |  | the Arctic |  | wild *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in arctic=Location |
| 2 | **hunt** | present | white tigers *not said here* | seals |  | the ice |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent seal=Theme on ice=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a separate species found only in zoos

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:t9:o3:1
# text = It is a separate species found only in zoos
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	species	species	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a separate species |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | a separate species *not said here* |  | zoos |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a polar bear cub in disguise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:t9:o4:1
# text = It is a polar bear cub in disguise
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	polar	polar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cub	cub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a polar bear cub |  | disguise |  |  | tree rules |

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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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