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title: It being given that a reptile has been handled, select the practice… — Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet · tree and pragmatics
description: It being given that a reptile has been handled, select the practice consistent with established guidance. Exam question 3 of lesson 64 «Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Exam question 3 · Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet

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It being given that a reptile has been handled, select the practice consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** give, handle, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, reptile, practice

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 64 «Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet» 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/64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:e3:1
# text = It being given that a reptile has been handled, select the practice consistent with established guidance.
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	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reptile	reptile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	handled	handle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 | **handle** | present · perfect · passive |  | a reptile |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **select** | infinitive |  | the practice |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Theme |
| 4 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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The hands are washed with soap, reptiles often carrying salmonella

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:e3:o1:1
# text = The hands are washed with soap, reptiles often carrying salmonella
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	reptiles	reptile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	salmonella	salmonella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | present · passive |  | the hands |  |  |  | with soap; reptiles *obl* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with soap=Instrument |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | reptiles *not said here* | salmonella |  |  |  | often *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salmonella=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The hands are wiped upon the clothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:e3:o2:1
# text = The hands are wiped upon the clothing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	wiped	wipe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wipe** | present · passive |  | the hands |  | the clothing |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme upon clothing=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The hands require no washing whatsoever if the reptile appears clean and healthy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:e3:o3:1
# text = The hands require no washing whatsoever if the reptile appears clean and healthy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	require	require	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reptile	reptile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | the hands | no washing |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme washing=Precondition |
| 2 | **appear** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the reptile |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The reptile is washed rather than the hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:e3:o4:1
# text = The reptile is washed rather than the hands
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reptile	reptile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | present · passive |  | the reptile |  |  |  | than the hands | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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