--- title: kids say the farmer shot a dog "just for barking" and are naming who… — Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, bl… · tree and pragmatics description: kids say the farmer shot a dog "just for barking" and are naming whose it was. spread it? Test 15 · ★ of lesson 326 «Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants/t15/) [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/) / [Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, bl…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants/) / t15 # Test 15 · ★ · Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, f… kids say the farmer shot a dog "just for barking" and are naming whose it was. spread it? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kids, farmer · **What happens:** say, shoot, bark, name, be, spread · **To what, where:** dog, farmer · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 15 · ★ of lesson 326 «Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings» 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/326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants/#t15). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:t15:1 # text = kids say the farmer shot a dog "just for barking" and are naming whose it was. spread it? 1 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 farmer farmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 shot shoot VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 just just ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 10 for for SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 barking bark VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 naming name VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 16 whose whose PRON WP$ Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel 18 nmod:poss _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ 20 spread spread VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | kids | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **shoot** | past | the farmer | a dog | | | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme | | 3 | **bark** *in a quote* | gerund | the farmer *not said here* | | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **name** | present · progressive | the farmer *not said here* | | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **be** | past | farmer | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **spread** | infinitive | kids *not said here* | farmer | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | 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} Yes, and say the farmer is evil ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:t15:o1:1 # text = Yes, and say the farmer is evil 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 farmer farmer NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 evil evil ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the farmer | | | | | evil *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Yes, post it online ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:t15:o2:1 # text = Yes, post it online 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 post post 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 _ _ 5 online online ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **post** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | online *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, name the owner ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:t15:o3:1 # text = Yes, name the owner 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 3 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 name name VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 owner owner NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **name** | imperative | you *not said here* | the owner | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} No, it's rumour; just keep dogs on a lead near sheep ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:t15:o4:1 # text = No, it's rumour; just keep dogs on a lead near sheep 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 rumour rumour NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 7 just just ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl:relcl _ _ 9 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 10 on on ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 lead lead NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 near near ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 sheep sheep NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | it | rumour | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **keep** | infinitive | rumour *not said here* | dogs | | a lead | | near sheep | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dog=Theme on lead=Location | **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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