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title: Gran is scared the cat will hurt the new baby and keeps telling the… — Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran is scared the cat will hurt the new baby and keeps telling the old story. What's a wise reply? Test 5 · ★★ 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 choice
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home

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Gran is scared the cat will hurt the new baby and keeps telling the old story. What's a wise reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gran, cat · **What happens:** be, hurt, keep, tell · **To what, where:** new baby, old story, wise reply · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 12 «Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home» of the myths 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/myths/12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran is scared the cat will hurt the new baby and keeps telling the old story.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t5:1
# text = Gran is scared the cat will hurt the new baby and keeps telling the old story.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Gran |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | future | the cat | the new baby |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baby=Patient |
| 3 | **keep** | present | the cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the cat *not said here* | the old story |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

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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's a wise reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t5:2
# text = What's a wise reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a wise reply |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"You're being silly, Gran, cats love babies."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t5:o1:1
# text = "You're being silly, Gran, cats love babies."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | You |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** *in a quote* | present | cats | babies |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baby=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"Give the cat away right now."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t5:o2:1
# text = "Give the cat away right now."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give away** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the cat |  |  | now | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent cat=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"Let the cat sleep in the cot."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t5:o3:1
# text = "Let the cat sleep in the cot."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cot	cot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the cat sleep |  | the cot |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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"It's an old superstition, but we'll keep them apart when no one's watching."

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t5:o4:1
# text = "It's an old superstition, but we'll keep them apart when no one's watching."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	superstition	superstition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | a old superstition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** *in a quote* | future | we | them *= they* |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 3 | **watch** *in a quote* | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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