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title: my brother says a guinea pig bit a girl's finger and "it got infecte… — Being gentle with small animals · tree and pragmatics
description: my brother says a guinea pig bit a girl's finger and "it got infected and her hand swelled up massive". what's the true bit Test 17 of lesson 288 «Being gentle with small animals» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 17 · Being gentle with small animals

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my brother says a guinea pig bit a girl's finger and "it got infected and her hand swelled up massive". what's the true bit

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, guinea pig, pig, hand · **What happens:** say, bite, get, swell up, be · **To what, where:** finger, true bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 of lesson 288 «Being gentle with small 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/288-being-gentle-with-small-animals/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:288-being-gentle-with-small-animals:t17:1
# text = my brother says a guinea pig bit a girl's finger and "it got infected and her hand swelled up massive". what's the true bit
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bit	bite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	infected	infected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	swelled	swell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
25	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	29	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bite** | past | a guinea pig | a girl's finger |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | pig |  |  |  |  | infected *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **swell up** *in a quote* | past | girl's hand |  |  |  |  | massive *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | the true bit |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Every animal bite makes your hand swell up massive like that

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:288-being-gentle-with-small-animals:t17:o1:1
# text = Every animal bite makes your hand swell up massive like that
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	swell	swell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	xcomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | every animal bite | your hand |  |  |  | massive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **swell up** | present | your hand *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guinea pigs bite for no reason at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:288-being-gentle-with-small-animals:t17:o2:1
# text = Guinea pigs bite for no reason at all
1	Guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bite	bite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | present | Guinea pigs |  |  |  |  | for no reason; at all | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at all=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A scared small animal may bite and bites can get infected

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:288-being-gentle-with-small-animals:t17:o3:1
# text = A scared small animal may bite and bites can get infected
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	bites	bite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	infected	infected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | may | a scared small animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | can | bites |  |  |  |  | infected *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small animal bites are always harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:288-being-gentle-with-small-animals:t17:o4:1
# text = Small animal bites are always harmless
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bites	bite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Small animal bites |  |  |  |  | always, harmless *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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