--- title: someone says Zara's hamster died cos she forgot to feed it, everyone… — Caring for pets · tree and pragmatics description: someone says Zara's hamster died cos she forgot to feed it, everyone's talking about it Test 19 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/t19/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Caring for pets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/) / t19 # Test 19 · Caring for pets someone says Zara's hamster died cos she forgot to feed it, everyone's talking about it **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** someone, hamster, everyone · **What happens:** say, die, forget, not feed, talk · **To what, where:** it · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 19 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/#t19). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t19:1 # text = someone says Zara's hamster died cos she forgot to feed it, everyone's talking about it 1 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Zara Zara PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 hamster hamster NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 cos cos SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 forgot forget VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 feed feed VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 talking talk VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 17 about about ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | someone | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **die** | past | Zara's hamster | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 3 | **forget** | past | hamster | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **feed** | to-infinitive | hamster *not said here* | it | | | | | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 5 | **talk** | present · progressive | everyone | | | | | about it | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic | 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 {#o1} Spread it, and add that she did not care ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t19:o1:1 # text = Spread it, and add that she did not care 1 Spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 add add VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 8 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 care care VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **not** **care** | past · do-support | she | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} Spread it, so she never gets another pet ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t19:o2:1 # text = Spread it, so she never gets another pet 1 Spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 8 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 9 det _ _ 9 pet pet NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **not** **get** | present | she | another pet | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pet=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Spread it, because it is a lesson for everyone ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t19:o3:1 # text = Spread it, because it is a lesson for everyone 1 Spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spread** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | present | it | a lesson | | | | for everyone | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Do not spread it; she is probably sad and the rumour may be untrue ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:27-caring-for-pets:t19:o4:1 # text = Do not spread it; she is probably sad and the rumour may be untrue 1 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 2 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 spread spread VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 probably probably ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 rumour rumour NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 13 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 14 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 cop _ _ 15 untrue untrue ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **spread** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | she | | | | | probably, sad *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | may | the rumour | | | | | untrue *property* | tree rules | **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. 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