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title: Megan's little cousin says, «Put to sleep? Sweet, he'll wake up for… — The old dog, the vet and the hardest g… · tree and pragmatics
description: Megan's little cousin says, «Put to sleep? Sweet, he'll wake up for tea then.» What is the kind, true reply? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 56 «The old dog, the vet and the hardest goodbye» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 1 · ★★ · The old dog, the vet and the hardest goodbye

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Megan's little cousin says, «Put to sleep? Sweet, he'll wake up for tea then.» What is the kind, true reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little cousin, cousin, kind true reply · **What happens:** say, put, sleep, wake up, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 56 «The old dog, the vet and the hardest goodbye» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Megan's little cousin says, «Put to sleep?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye:t1:1
# text = Megan's little cousin says, «Put to sleep?
1	Megan	Megan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Megan's little cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sleep** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Sweet, he'll wake up for tea then.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye:t1:2
# text = Sweet, he'll wake up for tea then.»
1	Sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | future | cousin |  |  |  | then | for tea | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the kind, true reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye:t1:3
# text = What is the kind, true reply?
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	7	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 kind true reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No, he'll just wake up in the morning instead, after a long sleep

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye:t1:o1:1
# text = No, he'll just wake up in the morning instead, after a long sleep
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | future | he |  |  |  | morning | instead *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No, it means Biscuit will die gently and not wake up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye:t1:o2:1
# text = No, it means Biscuit will die gently and not wake up
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **die** | future | Biscuit |  |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **not** **wake up** | infinitive | Biscuit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, but only if we're quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, but only if we're quiet
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	quiet	quiet	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 | we |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, he'll be up by teatime

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye:t1:o4:1
# text = Yes, he'll be up by teatime
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	teatime	teatime	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** | future | he |  |  |  |  | by teatime | tree rules |

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