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title: apparently a dog swam in the green lake and died that same night, ev… — Safe at lakes and beaches · tree and pragmatics
description: apparently a dog swam in the green lake and died that same night, everyone at the dog park's saying it. true lesson? Test 18 · ★★ of lesson 232 «Safe at lakes and beaches» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 18 · ★★ · Safe at lakes and beaches

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apparently a dog swam in the green lake and died that same night, everyone at the dog park's saying it. true lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dog, everyone · **What happens:** swim, die, say · **To what, where:** green lake, dog · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 232 «Safe at lakes and beaches» 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/232-lakes-and-beaches/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t18:1
# text = apparently a dog swam in the green lake and died that same night, everyone at the dog park's saying it. true lesson?
1	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	21	nsubj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
24	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | a dog |  |  | the green lake |  | apparently *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lake=Trajectory |
| 2 | **die** | past | a dog *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | everyone | dog |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme lesson=Manner |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Blue-green scum can be poisonous; keep out and keep dogs out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t18:o1:1
# text = Blue-green scum can be poisonous; keep out and keep dogs out
1	Blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	scum	scum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	out	out	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Blue green scum |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep out** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep out** | infinitive |  | dogs |  |  |  | out *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Lakes are always safe for dogs, whatever colour the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t18:o2:1
# text = Lakes are always safe for dogs, whatever colour the water
1	Lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	whatever	whatever	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	9	det	_	_
9	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lakes |  |  |  |  | for dogs and whatever colour; always, safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **colour** |  | the water |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only brown water is dangerous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t18:o3:1
# text = Only brown water is dangerous
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | brown water |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog must have been ill already before it went in the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:232-lakes-and-beaches:t18:o4:1
# text = The dog must have been ill already before it went in the water
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	already	already	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must · perfect | the dog |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | dog |  |  | the water |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in water=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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