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description: Select the response that is consistent with established guidance concerning the hugging of dogs. Exam question 4 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's choice was right.
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# Exam question 4 · Cats and dogs up close

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Select the response that is consistent with established guidance concerning the hugging of dogs.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established guidance · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, hug · **To what, where:** response, hugging, dogs

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with established guidance concerning the hugging of dogs.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hugging	hugging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with established guidance; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | established guidance *not said here* | the hugging of dogs |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hugging=Experiencer |
| 5 | **hug** |  |  | dogs |  |  |  |  | nom hugging «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Most dogs feel trapped when hugged, so the chest or side is stroked instead

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e4:o1:1
# text = Most dogs feel trapped when hugged, so the chest or side is stroked instead
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	hugged	hug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	stroked	stroke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
15	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Most dogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **trap** | participle | Most dogs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hug** | participle | Most dogs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **stroke** | present · passive |  | the chest or side |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Dogs should be hugged tightly around the neck so that they feel safe and secure

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e4:o2:1
# text = Dogs should be hugged tightly around the neck so that they feel safe and secure
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	hugged	hug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	secure	secure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hug** | should · passive |  | Dogs |  | the neck |  | tightly *property* | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | present | Dogs *= dog* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs prefer hugs from strangers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e4:o3:1
# text = Dogs prefer hugs from strangers
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prefer	prefer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hugs	hug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | present | Dogs | hugs |  | strangers |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hug=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All dogs enjoy hugs from children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:61-cats-and-dogs-up-close:e4:o4:1
# text = All dogs enjoy hugs from children
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hugs	hug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | present | all dogs | hugs |  |  |  | from children | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hug=Stimulus |

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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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