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title: Jack: "My dog's 3, so he's 21 in dog years, simple maths." Vet: "Tha… — Growing up: ages of people and pets, a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jack: "My dog's 3, so he's 21 in dog years, simple maths." Vet: "That's a myth, actually." What's closer? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 128 «Growing up: ages of people and pets, and the "dog years" myth» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Test 1 · ★ · Growing up: ages of people and pets, and the "dog years" m…

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Jack: "My dog's 3, so he's 21 in dog years, simple maths." Vet: "That's a myth, actually." What's closer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dog, That · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** 21, myth

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 128 «Growing up: ages of people and pets, and the "dog years" myth» of the world 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/world/128-growing-up-ages-dog-years/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jack: "My dog's 3, so he's 21 in dog years, simple maths."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t1:1
# text = Jack: "My dog's 3, so he's 21 in dog years, simple maths."
1	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	21	21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	list	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	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 | dog | 21 |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

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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:* Vet: "That's a myth, actually."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t1:2
# text = Vet: "That's a myth, actually."
1	Vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	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	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	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 | That | a myth |  |  |  | actually *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What's closer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t1:3
# text = What's closer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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About 28 or 29, because dogs grow up fast at first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t1:o1:1
# text = About 28 or 29, because dogs grow up fast at first
1	About	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	29	29	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | present | 28 |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at first=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Exactly 21, so the vet has got it completely wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t1:o2:1
# text = Exactly 21, so the vet has got it completely wrong
1	Exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	21	21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · perfect | the vet | it |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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About 70, because dogs age very fast from the start

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t1:o3:1
# text = About 70, because dogs age very fast from the start
1	About	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	age	age	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **age** | present | 70 |  |  | the start |  | fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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About 3, because dogs age just the same as people do

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t1:o4:1
# text = About 3, because dogs age just the same as people do
1	About	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	age	age	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **age** | present | 3 |  |  |  |  | same *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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