--- title: It is given that a cat is observed to purr. Select the response cons… — Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a cat is observed to purr. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 12 «Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home/e3/) [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/) / [Myths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/) / [Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home It is given that a cat is observed to purr. Select the response consistent with the established facts. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, observe, purr, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, cat, response This is exam question 3 of lesson 12 «Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home» of the myths 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/myths/12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a cat is observed to purr. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e3:1 # text = It is given that a cat is observed to purr. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 observed observe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 purr purr VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **observe** | present · passive | | a cat | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **purr** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e3:2 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts. 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 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Purring indicates that the animal requires milk ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e3:o1:1 # text = Purring indicates that the animal requires milk 1 Purring purring NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 indicates indicate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 requires require VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 milk milk NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **indicate** | present | Purring | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic | | 2 | **require** | present | the animal | milk | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme milk=Precondition | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Purring may accompany contentment, injury, fear or giving birth ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e3:o2:1 # text = Purring may accompany contentment, injury, fear or giving birth 1 Purring purr VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 csubj _ _ 2 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 accompany accompany VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 contentment contentment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 injury injury NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 fear fear NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ 9 or or CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 giving give VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ _ 11 birth birth NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **purr** | gerund | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **accompany** | may | Purring | contentment and injury and fear | | | | | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contentment=Theme | | 3 | **give** | gerund | Purring *not said here* | birth | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birth=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Purring occurs exclusively in contented cats that are well fed and warm ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e3:o3:1 # text = Purring occurs exclusively in contented cats that are well fed and warm 1 Purring purring NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 occurs occur VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 exclusively exclusively ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 contented content VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 amod _ _ 6 cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 7 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 9 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 10 advmod _ _ 10 fed feed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl:relcl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 warm warm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **occur** | present | Purring | | | | | in contented cats; exclusively *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in cat=Location | | 2 | **content** | participle | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **feed** | present · passive | | contented cats | | | | well *property* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Purring is produced solely by kittens ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e3:o4:1 # text = Purring is produced solely by kittens 1 Purring purring NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 produced produce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 solely solely ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 kittens kitten NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **produce** | present · passive | kittens | Purring | | | | solely *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result | **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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