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title: It is given that a pet has ceased eating and conducts itself strange… — Caring for pets · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pet has ceased eating and conducts itself strangely. Determine the appropriate course of action. Exam question 4 of lesson 27 «Caring for pets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Exam question 4 · Caring for pets

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It is given that a pet has ceased eating and conducts itself strangely. Determine the appropriate course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, cease, eat, conduct, determine · **To what, where:** It, pet, appropriate course

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 27 «Caring for pets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/27-caring-for-pets/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pet has ceased eating and conducts itself strangely.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:e4:1
# text = It is given that a pet has ceased eating and conducts itself strangely.
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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	ceased	cease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	conducts	conduct	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	_
13	strangely	strangely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **cease** | present · perfect · passive |  | a pet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **conduct** | present |  | pet |  |  |  | strangely *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the appropriate course of action.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:e4:2
# text = Determine the appropriate course of action.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate course of action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The pet should be examined by a veterinary surgeon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:e4:o1:1
# text = The pet should be examined by a veterinary surgeon
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	examined	examine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **examine** | should · passive | a veterinary surgeon | the pet |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The pet should be given chocolate to restore its appetite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:e4:o2:1
# text = The pet should be given chocolate to restore its appetite
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	appetite	appetite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | should · passive |  | the pet |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient chocolate=Theme |
| 2 | **restore** | to-infinitive |  | pet's appetite |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent appetite=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The pet should be exercised more vigorously

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:e4:o3:1
# text = The pet should be exercised more vigorously
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	exercised	exercise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
7	vigorously	vigorously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exercise** | should · passive |  | the pet |  |  |  | vigorously *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The pet should be left alone for some weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:e4:o4:1
# text = The pet should be left alone for some weeks
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | should · passive |  | the pet |  |  | week | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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