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title: did u hear Bella's cat licked lily pollen off its fur n died, she's… — Saving energy, pets at home and the ba… · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear Bella's cat licked lily pollen off its fur n died, she's in bits. real lesson? Test 16 of lesson 118 «Saving energy, pets at home and the bathroom» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice wa
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# Test 16 · Saving energy, pets at home and the bathroom

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did u hear Bella's cat licked lily pollen off its fur n died, she's in bits. real lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, cat, fur, Bella · **What happens:** hear, lick, not die, be · **To what, where:** lily pollen, fur, bits · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 of lesson 118 «Saving energy, pets at home and the bathroom» of the everyday 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/everyday/118-energy-pets-and-bathroom/#t16).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:118-energy-pets-and-bathroom:t16:1
# text = did u hear Bella's cat licked lily pollen off its fur n died, she's in bits. real lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	Bella	Bella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	licked	lick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	n	not	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
21	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lick** | past | Bella's cat | lily pollen |  | cat's fur |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent pollen=Theme off fur=Source |
| 3 | **not** **die** | past | cat's fur *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **is** | present | Bella |  |  | bits |  |  | 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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Cats only get ill if they eat the whole flower, stem and leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:118-energy-pets-and-bathroom:t16:o1:1
# text = Cats only get ill if they eat the whole flower, stem and leaves
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Cats |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **eat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Cats *= cat* | the whole flower and stem and leaves |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only big lily bunches are dangerous to cats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:118-energy-pets-and-bathroom:t16:o2:1
# text = Only big lily bunches are dangerous to cats
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bunches	bunch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cats	cat	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** | present | big lily bunches |  |  |  |  | to cats; dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Lilies are safe if the vase water is clean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:118-energy-pets-and-bathroom:t16:o3:1
# text = Lilies are safe if the vase water is clean
1	Lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lilies |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the vase water |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | tree rules |

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

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Lilies are deadly to cats, so keep them out of the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:118-energy-pets-and-bathroom:t16:o4:1
# text = Lilies are deadly to cats, so keep them out of the house
1	Lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lilies |  |  |  |  | to cats; deadly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive |  | Lilies *= lily* |  | the house |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme out house=Location |

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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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