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title: A girl wants a dog but her family is away from home all day and trav… — Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl wants a dog but her family is away from home all day and travels often. What is the wise thing to think about first? Test 6 · ★★ 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 ea
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet

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A girl wants a dog but her family is away from home all day and travels often. What is the wise thing to think about first?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, family, wise thing · **What happens:** want, be, travel, think · **To what, where:** dog, home

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 64 «Birds, reptiles and choosing a pet» 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/64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl wants a dog but her family is away from home all day and travels often.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t6:1
# text = A girl wants a dog but her family is away from home all day and travels often.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a girl | a dog |  |  | day |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot dog=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | girl's family |  |  | home |  | away *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **travel** | present | a girl *not said here* |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the wise thing to think about first?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t6:2
# text = What is the wise thing to think about first?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	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 wise thing |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | the wise thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about first=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Who will care for the dog every day and when they travel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t6:o1:1
# text = Who will care for the dog every day and when they travel
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | future |  |  |  |  | day | for the dog | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for dog=Theme |
| 2 | **travel** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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How quickly they can get a dog this week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t6:o2:1
# text = How quickly they can get a dog this week
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | can | they | a dog |  |  | week | quickly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Whether the dog can be left alone for days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t6:o3:1
# text = Whether the dog can be left alone for days
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | can · passive |  | the dog |  |  | day | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Which breed looks the best in photos

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet:t6:o4:1
# text = Which breed looks the best in photos
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | which breed |  |  |  |  | in photos | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in photo=Theme |

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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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