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title: did u hear the Taylors' dog nearly died cos it ate a whole box of ch… — Caring for pets · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear the Taylors' dog nearly died cos it ate a whole box of chocolates at Easter Test 17 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 choice was right.
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# Test 17 · Caring for pets

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did u hear the Taylors' dog nearly died cos it ate a whole box of chocolates at Easter

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, dog · **What happens:** hear, die, eat · **To what, where:** whole box, Easter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 of lesson 27 «Caring for pets» 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/27-caring-for-pets/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t17:1
# text = did u hear the Taylors' dog nearly died cos it ate a whole box of chocolates at Easter
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Taylors	Taylor	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
10	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	chocolates	chocolate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Easter	Easter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **die** | past | the Taylors's dog |  |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **eat** | past | dog | a whole box of chocolates |  | Easter |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Patient |

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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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Real lesson: chocolate can poison dogs, so keep it out of reach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t17:o1:1
# text = Real lesson: chocolate can poison dogs, so keep it out of reach
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	poison	poison	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	appos	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poison** | can | chocolate | dogs |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | chocolate *not said here* | chocolate |  | reach |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme out reach=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is gossip, so chocolate is fine for dogs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t17:o2:1
# text = It is gossip, so chocolate is fine for dogs
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	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | gossip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | chocolate | gossip *not said here* |  |  |  | for dogs; fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Real lesson: dogs only get sick from Easter eggs, not other chocolate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t17:o3:1
# text = Real lesson: dogs only get sick from Easter eggs, not other chocolate
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	appos	_	_
7	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Easter	Easter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | dogs |  |  | Easter eggs |  | sick *property* | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from egg=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It proves dogs should not be kept at Easter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t17:o4:1
# text = It proves dogs should not be kept at Easter
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	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Easter	Easter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **keep** | should · passive |  | dogs |  | Easter |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme at easter=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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