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title: kid in my class reckons if a dog chases u, run as fast as u can, dog… — Meeting a dog safely · tree and pragmatics
description: kid in my class reckons if a dog chases u, run as fast as u can, dogs can't catch kids Test 18 · ★ of lesson 22 «Meeting a dog safely» 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.
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# Test 18 · ★ · Meeting a dog safely

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
kid in my class reckons if a dog chases u, run as fast as u can, dogs can't catch kids

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kid, dog, dogs · **What happens:** reckon, chase, run, not catch · **To what, where:** u, kids

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 22 «Meeting a dog safely» 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/22-meeting-a-dog-safely/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:t18:1
# text = kid in my class reckons if a dog chases u, run as fast as u can, dogs can't catch kids
1	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	reckons	reckon	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	chases	chase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
13	as	as	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
20	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
23	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | kid in my class |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **chase** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a dog | u |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 3 | **run** | infinitive | a dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **catch** | can | dogs | kids |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, if you scream while running

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:t18:o1:1
# text = He is right, if you scream while running
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	scream	scream	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **scream** *speech: express* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **run** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, dogs give up after a few steps

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:t18:o2:1
# text = He is right, dogs give up after a few steps
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	steps	step	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 | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give up** | present | dogs |  |  |  | after a few steps |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Wrong; running can make a dog chase you, so stand still like a tree

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:t18:o3:1
# text = Wrong; running can make a dog chase you, so stand still like a tree
1	Wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	chase	chase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	stand	stand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | can |  | a dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **chase** | infinitive | a dog *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 4 | **stand** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | still | like a tree | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, children are faster than dogs over a short distance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:t18:o4:1
# text = He is right, children are faster than dogs over a short distance
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | children *obl*; right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | than dogs; over a short distance; fast *property* | tree rules |

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