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title: Identify the conduct most likely to establish trust with a fearful d… — The dog that wags at last, and the one… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the conduct most likely to establish trust with a fearful dog of rescue origin. Exam question 1 of lesson 459 «The dog that wags at last, and the one that never does» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Exam question 1 · The dog that wags at last, and the one that never does

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Identify the conduct most likely to establish trust with a fearful dog of rescue origin.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, establish · **To what, where:** conduct, trust

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 459 «The dog that wags at last, and the one that never does» 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/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does:e1:1
# text = Identify the conduct most likely to establish trust with a fearful dog of rescue origin.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	establish	establish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fearful	fearful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conduct |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | trust |  |  |  | with a fearful dog of rescue origin | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent trust=Theme with dog=Source |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Remaining quietly present over many weeks without reaching towards it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does:e1:o1:1
# text = Remaining quietly present over many weeks without reaching towards it
1	Remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | gerund |  | present |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme present=Attribute |
| 2 | **reach** | gerund |  |  |  | it |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent towards it=Path |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Offering treats loudly and repeatedly at every available opportunity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does:e1:o2:1
# text = Offering treats loudly and repeatedly at every available opportunity
1	Offering	offer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	treats	treat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	opportunity	opportunity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | gerund |  | treats |  | every available opportunity |  | loudly *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent treat=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pursuing the dog until it ceases to flee

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does:e1:o3:1
# text = Pursuing the dog until it ceases to flee
1	Pursuing	pursue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ceases	cease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	flee	flee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pursue** | gerund |  | the dog |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |
| 2 | **cease** | present | dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **flee** | to-infinitive | dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Extracting the dog from its hiding place

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does:e1:o4:1
# text = Extracting the dog from its hiding place
1	Extracting	extract	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hiding	hiding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **extract** | gerund |  | the dog |  | dog's hiding place |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme from place=Initial\_Location |

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