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title: A dog licks a cut on your knee. Your friend says, "Good, dogs' spit… — Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home · tree and pragmatics
description: A dog licks a cut on your knee. Your friend says, "Good, dogs' spit is cleaner than ours." Is it? Test 6 · ★★ 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 w
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home

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A dog licks a cut on your knee. Your friend says, "Good, dogs' spit is cleaner than ours." Is it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dog, friend, spit · **What happens:** lick, say, be · **To what, where:** cut · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A dog licks a cut on your knee.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t6:1
# text = A dog licks a cut on your knee.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	licks	lick	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	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lick** | present | a dog | a cut |  |  |  | on your knee | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.theme PP.instrument»: agent=Agent cut=Experiencer on knee=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:* Your friend says, "Good, dogs' spit is cleaner than ours."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t6:2
# text = Your friend says, "Good, dogs' spit is cleaner than ours."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	spit	spit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	cleaner	clean	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | dogs's spit |  |  |  |  | than ours; clean *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Is it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t6:3
# text = Is it?
1	Is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | spit |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

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

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No, dog mouths are full of germs too; clean the cut properly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t6:o1:1
# text = No, dog mouths are full of germs too; clean the cut properly
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mouths	mouth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | dog mouths |  |  |  |  | of germs; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **clean** | infinitive |  | the cut |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cut=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, dog spit is a medicine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t6:o2:1
# text = Yes, dog spit is a medicine
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	spit	spit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, it's cleaner than any tap water or cream from the chemist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t6:o3:1
# text = Yes, it's cleaner than any tap water or cream from the chemist
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	cleaner	clean	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	chemist	chemist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  | the chemist |  | than any tap water or cream; clean *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, only cat spit is clean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:t6:o4:1
# text = No, only cat spit is clean
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	spit	spit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | cat spit |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | tree rules |

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