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title: Why should you never let a dog run free in a field of sheep in spring? — Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why should you never let a dog run free in a field of sheep in spring? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 236 «Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons» 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 5 · ★ · Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Why should you never let a dog run free in a field of sheep in spring?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, dog · **What happens:** not let, run · **To what, where:** dog

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 236 «Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons» 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/236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t5:1
# text = Why should you never let a dog run free in a field of sheep in spring?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | should | you | a dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | infinitive | a dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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Lambs are dangerous and may bite the dog quite badly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t5:o1:1
# text = Lambs are dangerous and may bite the dog quite badly
1	Lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lambs |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bite** | may | Lambs *not said here* | the dog |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sheep often attack dogs in the spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t5:o2:1
# text = Sheep often attack dogs in the spring
1	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	attack	attack	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | present | Sheep | dogs |  |  | spring | often *property* | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs can chase and hurt sheep, and mothers panic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t5:o3:1
# text = Dogs can chase and hurt sheep, and mothers panic
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	chase	chase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	panic	panic	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | can | Dogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hurt** | infinitive | Dogs *not said here* | sheep |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sheep=Patient |
| 3 | **panic** | present | mothers |  |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer only minds about dogs in the winter months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons:t5:o4:1
# text = The farmer only minds about dogs in the winter months
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	minds	mind	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mind** | present | the farmer | dogs |  |  | month |  | vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

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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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