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title: A tourist in Louisiana wants to get close to a lake to see an alliga… — Respecting wild animals · tree and pragmatics
description: A tourist in Louisiana wants to get close to a lake to see an alligator. What is the safe advice? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 70 «Respecting wild animals» 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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# Test 8 · ★★ · Respecting wild animals

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A tourist in Louisiana wants to get close to a lake to see an alligator. What is the safe advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** tourist, safe advice · **What happens:** want, get, see, be · **To what, where:** alligator

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 70 «Respecting wild animals» 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/70-respecting-wild-animals/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A tourist in Louisiana wants to get close to a lake to see an alligator.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:70-respecting-wild-animals:t8:1
# text = A tourist in Louisiana wants to get close to a lake to see an alligator.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tourist	tourist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Louisiana	Louisiana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	alligator	alligator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a tourist in Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a tourist in Louisiana *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a lake *result*; close *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to lake=Result |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | a tourist in Louisiana *not said here* | a alligator |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer alligator=Stimulus |

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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 safe advice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:70-respecting-wild-animals:t8:2
# text = What is the safe advice?
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	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 safe advice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Alligators never leave the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:70-respecting-wild-animals:t8:o1:1
# text = Alligators never leave the water
1	Alligators	alligator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **leave** | present | Alligators | the water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Alligators are slow on land, so it is safe to walk right up to one

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:70-respecting-wild-animals:t8:o2:1
# text = Alligators are slow on land, so it is safe to walk right up to one
1	Alligators	alligator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	right	right	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Alligators |  |  | land |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | up one; right *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme up one=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Stay well away from the water's edge, because alligators move fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:70-respecting-wild-animals:t8:o3:1
# text = Stay well away from the water's edge, because alligators move fast
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	alligators	alligator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
13	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | present | alligators |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Alligators are only dangerous in winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:70-respecting-wild-animals:t8:o4:1
# text = Alligators are only dangerous in winter
1	Alligators	alligator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Alligators |  |  |  | winter | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

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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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