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title: Kai's sister: "Your cat says 'mrow' and wants food. That's the full… — "It's on TikTok so it's true" and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Kai's sister: "Your cat says 'mrow' and wants food. That's the full vocabulary, Kai." What is she saying? Test 5 of lesson 175 «"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 5 · "It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section

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Kai's sister: "Your cat says 'mrow' and wants food. That's the full vocabulary, Kai." What is she saying?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cat, That, Kai · **What happens:** say, want, be · **To what, where:** mrow, food, full vocabulary · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 of lesson 175 «"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section» 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/175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai's sister: "Your cat says 'mrow' and wants food.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t5:1
# text = Kai's sister: "Your cat says 'mrow' and wants food.
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	mrow	mrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Your cat | mrow |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mrow=Topic |
| 2 | **want** *in a quote* | present | Your cat *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot food=Theme |

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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 the full vocabulary, Kai."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t5:2
# text = That's the full vocabulary, Kai."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	vocabulary	vocabulary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | the full vocabulary |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What is she saying?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t5:3
# text = What is she saying?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | Kai |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Cats only speak when hungry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t5:o1:1
# text = Cats only speak when hungry
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | Cats |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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His cat makes cat sounds, not English words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t5:o2:1
# text = His cat makes cat sounds, not English words
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | His cat | cat sounds |  |  |  | English words *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cats speak English to their owners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t5:o3:1
# text = Cats speak English to their owners
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | Cats | English |  |  |  | to Cats's owners | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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His cat can say more words than the video cat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t5:o4:1
# text = His cat can say more words than the video cat
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | His cat | more words |  |  |  | than the video cat | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

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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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