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title: "my nan always put milk out for the hedgehogs, they love it lol" How… — Pets and farm animals · tree and pragmatics
description: "my nan always put milk out for the hedgehogs, they love it lol" How do you tell her kindly? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 7 «Pets and farm animals» 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 was right.
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# Test 1 · ★ · Pets and farm animals

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"my nan always put milk out for the hedgehogs, they love it lol" How do you tell her kindly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** nan, hedgehogs, you · **What happens:** put out, love, tell · **To what, where:** milk, nan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 7 «Pets and farm animals» 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/7-pets-and-farm-animals/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:7-pets-and-farm-animals:t1:1
# text = "my nan always put milk out for the hedgehogs, they love it lol" How do you tell her kindly?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	20	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	_
17	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
18	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
21	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	iobj	_	_
22	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put out** *in a quote* | past | my nan | milk |  |  |  | for the hedgehogs; always *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent milk=Goal |
| 2 | **love** *in a quote* | present | hedgehogs *= hedgehog* | milk |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you |  | nan |  |  | kindly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Hedgehogs need milk every night, keep going."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:7-pets-and-farm-animals:t1:o1:1
# text = "Hedgehogs need milk every night, keep going."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** *in a quote* | present | Hedgehogs | milk |  |  | night |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot milk=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"That's so kind! The hedgehog charity says water and cat food are better, milk upsets them."

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "That's so kind!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:7-pets-and-farm-animals:t1:o2:1
# text = "That's so kind!
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* The hedgehog charity says water and cat food are better, milk upsets them."

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:7-pets-and-farm-animals:t1:o2:2
# text = The hedgehog charity says water and cat food are better, milk upsets them."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	upsets	upset	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the hedgehog charity |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | water and cat food |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **upset** | present | milk | water |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Say nothing, it doesn't matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:7-pets-and-farm-animals:t1:o3:1
# text = Say nothing, it doesn't matter
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"You've been poisoning hedgehogs for years, Nan!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:7-pets-and-farm-animals:t1:o4:1
# text = "You've been poisoning hedgehogs for years, Nan!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux	_	_
5	poisoning	poison	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poison** *in a quote* | present · perfect · progressive | You | hedgehogs |  |  | year | Nan *vocative* | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedgehog=Patient |

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