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title: Given that a small rodent persistently bites when lifted from above,… — The cat that only likes Dad, and other… · tree and pragmatics
description: Given that a small rodent persistently bites when lifted from above, ascertain the most appropriate remedy. Exam question 2 of lesson 457 «The cat that only likes Dad, and other choosy pets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 2 · The cat that only likes Dad, and other choosy pets

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Given that a small rodent persistently bites when lifted from above, ascertain the most appropriate remedy.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** small rodent, you · **What happens:** give, bite, lift, ascertain · **To what, where:** appropriate remedy

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 457 «The cat that only likes Dad, and other choosy pets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:e2:1
# text = Given that a small rodent persistently bites when lifted from above, ascertain the most appropriate remedy.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	mark	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rodent	rodent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	persistently	persistently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	bites	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	lifted	lift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	above	above	ADV	RB	_	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	16	advmod	_	_
16	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **bite** | present | a small rodent |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lift** | participle | a small rodent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from above=Destination |
| 4 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate remedy |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remedy=Topic |

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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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To lift the animal more swiftly from above

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:e2:o1:1
# text = To lift the animal more swiftly from above
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lift	lift	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	swiftly	swiftly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	above	above	ADV	RB	_	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | to-infinitive |  | the animal |  |  |  | swiftly *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To wear thick gloves and grip the animal firmly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:e2:o2:1
# text = To wear thick gloves and grip the animal firmly
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	grip	grip	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | to-infinitive |  | thick gloves |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent glove=Theme |
| 2 | **grip** | present |  | the animal |  |  |  | firmly *property* | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To return the animal to the vendor on the ground of its being defective

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:e2:o3:1
# text = To return the animal to the vendor on the ground of its being defective
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	return	return	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vendor	vendor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	defective	defective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | to-infinitive |  | the animal |  | the ground |  | to the vendor | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent animal=Theme to vendor=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | the ground *not said here* |  |  |  |  | defective *property* | tree rules |

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

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To permit the animal to walk onto a flat palm from the side

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:e2:o4:1
# text = To permit the animal to walk onto a flat palm from the side
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	palm	palm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | the animal |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer animal=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **walk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a flat palm |  | from the side | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto palm=Trajectory |

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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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