--- title: Identify the reason for which an animal ought never to be given as a… — A pet is a responsibility · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the reason for which an animal ought never to be given as a surprise gift. Exam question 2 of lesson 65 «A pet is a responsibility» 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [A pet is a responsibility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · A pet is a responsibility Identify the reason for which an animal ought never to be given as a surprise gift. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, not give · **To what, where:** reason, animal This is exam question 2 of lesson 65 «A pet is a responsibility» 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/65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility:e2:1 # text = Identify the reason for which an animal ought never to be given as a surprise gift. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obl _ _ 6 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 9 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 13 as as ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 surprise surprise NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 gift gift NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | | 2 | **not** **give** | ought · passive | you *not said here* | a animal | | | | for the reason; as a surprise gift | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: subject=Theme for which=Asset | 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 {#o1} Gifts must be inanimate by law ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility:e2:o1:1 # text = Gifts must be inanimate by law 1 Gifts gift NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 cop _ _ 4 inanimate inanimate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | must | Gifts | | | | | by law; inanimate *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Animals are distressed by wrapping paper and ribbons ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility:e2:o2:1 # text = Animals are distressed by wrapping paper and ribbons 1 Animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 distressed distress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 wrapping wrap VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 6 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 ribbons ribbon NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **distress** | present · passive | | Animals | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **wrap** | gerund | | paper and ribbons | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent paper=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The recipient may be unable to care for it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility:e2:o3:1 # text = The recipient may be unable to care for it 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 recipient recipient NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 unable unable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 care care VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | may | the recipient | | | | | unable *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **care** | to-infinitive | the recipient *not said here* | | | | | for recipient | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for it=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Surprise animals cost considerably more to purchase ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility:e2:o4:1 # text = Surprise animals cost considerably more to purchase 1 Surprise surprise NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 cost cost VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 considerably considerably ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 obj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 purchase purchase VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cost** | present | Surprise animals | more | | | | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value | | 2 | **purchase** | to-infinitive | Surprise animals *not said here* | | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | **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. 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