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# Test 19 · ★ · Caring for pets and staying safe around farm, wild and zoo…

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my mate's dad says a shark "jumped right out the water and grabbed a surfer" at the beach and "they're everywhere now". what's prob exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dad, shark, they · **What happens:** say, jump, grab, be, exaggerate · **To what, where:** water, surfer, beach, prob · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ 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/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t19:1
# text = my mate's dad says a shark "jumped right out the water and grabbed a surfer" at the beach and "they're everywhere now". what's prob exaggerated
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	right	right	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	surfer	surfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
23	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	27	advmod	_	_
27	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
30	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	32	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	cop	_	_
32	prob	prob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
33	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	32	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate's dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **jump** *in a quote* | past | a shark |  |  | the water |  | right *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out water=Trajectory |
| 3 | **grab** *in a quote* | past | a shark *not said here* | a surfer |  | the beach |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surfer=Theme |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | they |  |  |  |  | everywhere, now *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | prob |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **exaggerate** | participle |  | prob *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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That surfers go in the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t19:o1:1
# text = That surfers go in the sea
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	surfers	surfer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | that surfers |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That sharks are everywhere; sharks rarely attack people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t19:o2:1
# text = That sharks are everywhere; sharks rarely attack people
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	rarely	rarely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	attack	attack	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that sharks |  |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **attack** | present | sharks | people |  |  |  | rarely *property* | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That sharks live in the sea and sometimes come near the beach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t19:o3:1
# text = That sharks live in the sea and sometimes come near the beach
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
9	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	near	near	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | that sharks |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |
| 2 | **come** | present | that sharks *not said here* |  |  | the beach |  | sometimes *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near beach=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That sharks have teeth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:287-pets-farm-and-wild-animals-safely:t19:o4:1
# text = That sharks have teeth
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | that sharks | teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

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