--- title: someone said a cat scratched a boy's eye out when he rubbed its bell… — Understanding cats · tree and pragmatics description: someone said a cat scratched a boy's eye out when he rubbed its belly, it's going round school Test 18 of lesson 23 «Understanding cats» 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/23-understanding-cats/t18/) [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/) / [Understanding cats](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/23-understanding-cats/) / t18 # Test 18 · Understanding cats someone said a cat scratched a boy's eye out when he rubbed its belly, it's going round school **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** someone, cat, belly · **What happens:** say, scratch out, rub, go · **To what, where:** eye, belly, round school · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 18 of lesson 23 «Understanding cats» 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/23-understanding-cats/#t18). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:23-understanding-cats:t18:1 # text = someone said a cat scratched a boy's eye out when he rubbed its belly, it's going round school 1 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 scratched scratch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 10 out out ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 11 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 13 advmod _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 rubbed rub VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 14 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 belly belly NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 20 round round ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | someone | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **scratch out** | past | a cat | a boy's eye | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | | 3 | **rub** | past | cat | eye's belly | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent belly=Theme | | 4 | **go** | present · progressive | belly | round school | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location school=Theme | 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} It is made up, so belly rubs are fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:23-understanding-cats:t18:o1:1 # text = It is made up, so belly rubs are fine 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 up up ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 7 belly belly NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 rubs rub NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 9 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make up** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot | | 2 | **is** | present | belly rubs | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Probably exaggerated, but many cats hate belly rubs, so do not touch the belly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:23-understanding-cats:t18:o2:1 # text = Probably exaggerated, but many cats hate belly rubs, so do not touch the belly 1 Probably probably ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 exaggerated exaggerate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 but but CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 5 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 hate hate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 belly belly NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 rubs rub NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 12 do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 13 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 touch touch VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 belly belly NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **exaggerate** | participle | many cats *not said here* | | | | | probably *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hate** | present | many cats | belly rubs | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rub=Stimulus | | 3 | **not** **touch** | infinitive · do-support | | the belly | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme belly=Co-Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is true, so all cats are dangerous ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:23-understanding-cats:t18:o3:1 # text = It is true, so all cats are dangerous 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 6 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 dangerous dangerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | all cats | | | | | dangerous *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It proves cats only scratch boys ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:23-understanding-cats:t18:o4:1 # text = It proves cats only scratch boys 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 scratch scratch VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 6 boys boy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | cats | | | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme | | 2 | **scratch** | present | | boys | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme | **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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