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title: Dad: "He works for the other brand, Kai. That's like asking a cat if… — The YouTuber who is right about everyt… · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad: "He works for the other brand, Kai. That's like asking a cat if dogs are any good." What should Kai do? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 174 «The YouTuber who is right about everything» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 5 · ★ · The YouTuber who is right about everything

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Dad: "He works for the other brand, Kai. That's like asking a cat if dogs are any good." What should Kai do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, That, dogs, Kai · **What happens:** work, ask, be, do · **To what, where:** cat

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 174 «The YouTuber who is right about everything» 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/174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad: "He works for the other brand, Kai.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything:t5:1
# text = Dad: "He works for the other brand, Kai.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** *in a quote* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  | for the other brand | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for brand=Beneficiary |

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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:* That's like asking a cat if dogs are any good."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything:t5:2
# text = That's like asking a cat if dogs are any good."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · progressive | That |  | a cat |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | dogs |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What should Kai do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything:t5:3
# text = What should Kai do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | Kai |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Buy the very phone that the gamer says he hates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything:t5:o1:1
# text = Buy the very phone that the gamer says he hates
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gamer	gamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | the phone |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the gamer |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hate** | present | gamer |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Trust the gamer even more, because he's honest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything:t5:o2:1
# text = Trust the gamer even more, because he's honest
1	Trust	trust	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gamer	gamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | imperative | you *not said here* | the gamer |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gamer=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ask the family cat for its advice about phones too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything:t5:o3:1
# text = Ask the family cat for its advice about phones too
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | the family cat |  |  | for cat's advice about phones | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Read reviews from many places before deciding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:174-the-youtuber-who-is-right-about-everything:t5:o4:1
# text = Read reviews from many places before deciding
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	reviews	review	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	deciding	decide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | reviews |  | many places |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent review=Topic from place=Source |
| 2 | **decide** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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