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description: It being given that a cat repeatedly visits the litter box without passing anything, select the appropriate action. Exam question 3 of lesson 61 «Cats and dogs up close» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Exam question 3 · Cats and dogs up close

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It being given that a cat repeatedly visits the litter box without passing anything, select the appropriate action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cat, litter box · **What happens:** give, visit, pass, select · **To what, where:** It, litter box, anything, appropriate action

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 61 «Cats and dogs up close» 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/61-cats-and-dogs-up-close/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e3:1
# text = It being given that a cat repeatedly visits the litter box without passing anything, select the appropriate action.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **visit** | present | a cat | the litter box |  |  |  | repeatedly *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **pass** | gerund | the litter box *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme anything=Trajectory |
| 4 | **select** | infinitive |  | the appropriate action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme |

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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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To consult a veterinary surgeon promptly, as it may be seriously ill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e3:o1:1
# text = To consult a veterinary surgeon promptly, as it may be seriously ill
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	consult	consult	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	promptly	promptly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
12	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consult** | to-infinitive |  | a veterinary surgeon |  |  |  | promptly *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surgeon=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | may | surgeon |  |  |  |  | ill, seriously *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To change the litter and ignore it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e3:o2:1
# text = To change the litter and ignore it
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	change	change	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ignore	ignore	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | to-infinitive |  | the litter |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Patient |
| 2 | **ignore** | present |  | litter |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To give the cat a large meal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e3:o3:1
# text = To give the cat a large meal
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | a large meal | the cat |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient meal=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To wait for several days to observe whether matters improve of their own accord

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e3:o4:1
# text = To wait for several days to observe whether matters improve of their own accord
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	improve	improve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	accord	accord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **observe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **improve** | present | matters |  |  |  |  | of matters's own accord | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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