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title: «she's only nice to dad cos he gives her tuna, it's well fake». What… — The cat that only likes Dad, and other… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 3 · ★ · The cat that only likes Dad, and other choosy pets

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«she's only nice to dad cos he gives her tuna, it's well fake». What's the truth about pets?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** she, he, tuna, truth · **What happens:** be, give · **To what, where:** tuna

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 457 «The cat that only likes Dad, and other choosy pets» 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/457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «she's only nice to dad cos he gives her tuna, it's well fake».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:t3:1
# text = «she's only nice to dad cos he gives her tuna, it's well fake».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	tuna	tuna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	_
17	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | she |  |  |  |  | to dad; nice *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | present | he | her tuna |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tuna=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | tuna |  |  |  |  | fake, well *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's the truth about pets?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:t3:2
# text = What's the truth about pets?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the truth about pets |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Cats can only love one person forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:t3:o1:1
# text = Cats can only love one person forever
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | can | Cats | one person |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tuna is the only thing cats love

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:t3:o2:1
# text = Tuna is the only thing cats love
1	Tuna	tuna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tuna | the only thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | cats | the only thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pets never love anyone at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:t3:o3:1
# text = Pets never love anyone at all
1	Pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	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 | **not** **love** | present | Pets | anyone |  | all |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anyone=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Animals love whoever cares for them daily, and that's real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:457-the-cat-that-only-likes-dad-and-other-choosy-pets:t3:o4:1
# text = Animals love whoever cares for them daily, and that's real
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Animals |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **care** | present | whoever |  |  |  |  | for Animals *= animal*; daily *property* | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for they=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | real *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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