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title: my cousin says u should pick a rabbit up by the ears, that's how far… — Caring for pets · tree and pragmatics
description: my cousin says u should pick a rabbit up by the ears, that's how farmers do it Test 18 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 18 · Caring for pets

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
my cousin says u should pick a rabbit up by the ears, that's how farmers do it

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin, u, that, farmers · **What happens:** say, pick up, be, do · **To what, where:** rabbit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t18:1
# text = my cousin says u should pick a rabbit up by the ears, that's how farmers do it
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pick up** | should | u | a rabbit |  |  |  | by the ears | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabbit=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | present | farmers | rabbit |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, farmers know best about rabbits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t18:o1:1
# text = He is right, farmers know best about rabbits
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | present | farmers |  |  |  |  | about rabbits; well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about rabbit=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That is wrong and cruel; rabbits must never be picked up by their ears

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t18:o2:1
# text = That is wrong and cruel; rabbits must never be picked up by their ears
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **pick up** | must · passive | rabbits's ears | rabbits |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, ears are the strongest part

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t18:o3:1
# text = He is right, ears are the strongest part
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | ears | the strongest part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, if the rabbit is small

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t18:o4:1
# text = He is right, if the rabbit is small
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the rabbit |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |

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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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