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description: At the zoo, a child wants to climb over a low wall to get closer to the lions. Why not? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 206 «Animals outdoors, on the farm and at the zoo» 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 w
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# Test 7 · ★ · Animals outdoors, on the farm and at the zoo

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At the zoo, a child wants to climb over a low wall to get closer to the lions. Why not?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** child · **What happens:** want, climb, get · **To what, where:** zoo, low wall

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 206 «Animals outdoors, on the farm and at the zoo» 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/206-animals-outdoors-farm-and-zoo/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* At the zoo, a child wants to climb over a low wall to get closer to the lions.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:206-animals-outdoors-farm-and-zoo:t7:1
# text = At the zoo, a child wants to climb over a low wall to get closer to the lions.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
16	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	xcomp	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a child |  |  | the zoo |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **climb** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a child *not said here* |  |  | a low wall |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wall=Trajectory |
| 3 | **get** | to-infinitive | a child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:* Why not?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:206-animals-outdoors-farm-and-zoo:t7:2
# text = Why not?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Zoo animals are wild and can kill or hurt people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:206-animals-outdoors-farm-and-zoo:t7:o1:1
# text = Zoo animals are wild and can kill or hurt people
1	Zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Zoo animals |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **kill** | can | Zoo animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **hurt** | infinitive | Zoo animals *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Lions are only dangerous in Africa, not in zoos at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:206-animals-outdoors-farm-and-zoo:t7:o2:1
# text = Lions are only dangerous in Africa, not in zoos at home
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	zoos	zoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lions |  |  | Africa |  | in zoos at home; dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The keepers would only be a bit cross

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:206-animals-outdoors-farm-and-zoo:t7:o3:1
# text = The keepers would only be a bit cross
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	keepers	keeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | infinitive |  | bit cross |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lions are asleep in the sun, so it is perfectly fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:206-animals-outdoors-farm-and-zoo:t7:o4:1
# text = The lions are asleep in the sun, so it is perfectly fine
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	expl	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the lions |  |  | the sun |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the lions *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine, perfectly *property* | 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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