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title: A cartoon dog says, "I'm 7 in dog years because I'm 1!" Fix the joke. — Growing up: ages of people and pets, a… · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon dog says, "I'm 7 in dog years because I'm 1!" Fix the joke. Test 11 · ★ 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 of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Test 11 · ★ · Growing up: ages of people and pets, and the "dog years" m…

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A cartoon dog says, "I'm 7 in dog years because I'm 1!" Fix the joke.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cartoon dog, you · **What happens:** say, be, fix · **To what, where:** 7, 1, joke · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ 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/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon dog says, "I'm 7 in dog years because I'm 1!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t11:1
# text = A cartoon dog says, "I'm 7 in dog years because I'm 1!"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	ccomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | a cartoon dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a cartoon dog *= dog* | 7 |  |  | year |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a cartoon dog *= dog* | 1 |  |  |  |  | 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:* Fix the joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t11:2
# text = Fix the joke.
1	Fix	fix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | imperative | you *not said here* | the joke |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent joke=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A 1-year-old dog is still a tiny newborn puppy, eyes shut

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t11:o1:1
# text = A 1-year-old dog is still a tiny newborn puppy, eyes shut
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	1-year-old	1-year-old	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	newborn	newborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a 1-year-old dog | a tiny newborn puppy and eyes |  |  | still |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shut** | participle |  | eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A 1-year-old dog is more like a 70-year-old grandparent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t11:o2:1
# text = A 1-year-old dog is more like a 70-year-old grandparent
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	1-year-old	1-year-old	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
8	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	grandparent	grandparent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A 1-year-old dog is more like a 15-year-old person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t11:o3:1
# text = A 1-year-old dog is more like a 15-year-old person
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	1-year-old	1-year-old	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
8	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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A 1-year-old dog is more like a 1-year-old person, a toddler

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:128-growing-up-ages-dog-years:t11:o4:1
# text = A 1-year-old dog is more like a 1-year-old person, a toddler
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	1-year-old	1-year-old	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	1-year-old	1-year-old	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	toddler	toddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a 1-year-old dog |  |  |  |  | like a 1-year-old person and a toddler | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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