--- title: they're saying the new kid's dog is vicious and he trains it to atta… — Reading a dog's body language · tree and pragmatics description: they're saying the new kid's dog is vicious and he trains it to attack, pass it round Test 19 of lesson 21 «Reading a dog's body language» 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 was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t19/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Reading a dog's body language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/) / t19 # Test 19 · Reading a dog's body language they're saying the new kid's dog is vicious and he trains it to attack, pass it round **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** they, dog, kid · **What happens:** say, be, train, attack, pass · **To what, where:** kid · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 19 of lesson 21 «Reading a dog's body language» 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/21-reading-a-dog/#t19). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:21-reading-a-dog:t19:1 # text = they're saying the new kid's dog is vicious and he trains it to attack, pass it round 1 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 kid kid NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 vicious vicious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 trains train VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 attack attack VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 conj _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ _ 20 round round ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | they | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the new kid's dog | | | | | vicious *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **train** | present | dog | kid | | | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme clause=Attribute | | 4 | **attack** | to-infinitive | kid *not said here* | | | | | | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **pass** | infinitive | kid *not said here* | kid | | | | round *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Do not pass it round; it is likely a rumour and could hurt him and his family ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:21-reading-a-dog:t19:o1:1 # text = Do not pass it round; it is likely a rumour and could hurt him and his family 1 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 pass pass VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 round round ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 likely likely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 rumour rumour NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 hurt hurt VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 15 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **pass** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it | | | | round *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | likely *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **hurt** | could | | him *= he* | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Pass it round, and say the dog has bitten before ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:21-reading-a-dog:t19:o2:1 # text = Pass it round, and say the dog has bitten before 1 Pass pass VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 round round ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 bitten bite VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 ccomp _ _ 11 before before SCONJ IN _ 10 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pass** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | round *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **bite** | present · perfect · passive | | the dog | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Pass it round, so nobody goes near his house ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:21-reading-a-dog:t19:o3:1 # text = Pass it round, so nobody goes near his house 1 Pass pass VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 round round ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 7 nsubj _ _ 7 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 near near ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pass** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | round *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory | | 2 | **go** | present | nobody | | | his house | | | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near house=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} Pass it round, because dogs are always dangerous ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:21-reading-a-dog:t19:o4:1 # text = Pass it round, because dogs are always dangerous 1 Pass pass VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 round round ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 6 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 7 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 9 advmod _ _ 9 dangerous dangerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pass** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | round *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory | | 2 | **is** | present | dogs | | | | | always, dangerous *property* | tree rules | **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. 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