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# Test 18 · ★ · Caring for pets and staying safe around farm, wild and zoo…

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did u hear the neighbour's dog ate a whole bar of chocolate off the table and "had to go to the vet in an ambulance". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, dog · **What happens:** hear, eat, have, go · **To what, where:** lesson, whole bar, ambulance

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 287 «Caring for pets and staying safe around farm, wild and zoo animals» 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/287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t18:1
# text = did u hear the neighbour's dog ate a whole bar of chocolate off the table and "had to go to the vet in an ambulance". lesson?
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	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
30	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | lesson |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **eat** | past | the neighbour's dog | a whole bar of chocolate |  |  |  | off the table | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bar=Patient |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | past | the neighbour's dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the neighbour's dog *not said here* |  |  | a ambulance |  | to the vet | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to vet=Initial\_Location |

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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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Only dark chocolate is bad for dogs, milk chocolate is fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t18:o1:1
# text = Only dark chocolate is bad for dogs, milk chocolate is fine
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | dark chocolate |  |  |  |  | for dogs; bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | milk chocolate |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's only bad for puppies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t18:o2:1
# text = It's only bad for puppies
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for puppies; bad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dogs need a little chocolate as a treat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t18:o3:1
# text = Dogs need a little chocolate as a treat
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	treat	treat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Dogs | a little chocolate |  |  |  | as a treat | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot chocolate=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Chocolate can poison dogs; keep it away from them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t18:o4:1
# text = Chocolate can poison dogs; keep it away from them
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	poison	poison	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	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 away** | infinitive | Chocolate *not said here* | Chocolate |  |  |  | from dogs *= dog*; away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer it=Beneficiary from they=Eventuality |

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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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