--- title: Dad: "One dog bit someone, it's in the paper. No dog for us, ever."… — "Crime is up, I saw it on the news" · tree and pragmatics description: Dad: "One dog bit someone, it's in the paper. No dog for us, ever." The dog next door is a 14-year-old sausage dog. What is the better plan? 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What is the better plan? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** One dog, dog, better plan · **What happens:** bite, be · **To what, where:** someone, paper, old sausage dog This is test 11 of lesson 177 «"Crime is up, I saw it on the news"» 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/177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad: "One dog bit someone, it's in the paper. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:1 # text = Dad: "One dog bit someone, it's in the paper. 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 bit bite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 7 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bite** *in a quote* | past | One dog | someone | | | | | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | dog | | | the paper | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* No dog for us, ever." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:2 # text = No dog for us, ever." 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 3:* The dog next door is a 14-year-old sausage dog. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:3 # text = The dog next door is a 14-year-old sausage dog. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 3 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 7 14 14 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 12 sausage sausage NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the dog | a old sausage dog | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 4:* What is the better plan? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:4 # text = What is the better plan? 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 5 det _ _ 4 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the better plan | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Never walk past any dog again ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:o1:1 # text = Never walk past any dog again 1 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 walk walk VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 past past ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 5 det _ _ 5 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 again again ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | again | past any dog | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past dog=Trajectory | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Learn how to be safe around dogs instead of fearing them all ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:o2:1 # text = Learn how to be safe around dogs instead of fearing them all 1 Learn learn VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 safe safe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ _ 6 around around ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 8 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=SCONJ 10 mark _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 8 fixed _ _ 10 fearing fear VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 advcl _ _ 11 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 11 nmod:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **learn** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | | | | | | around dogs; safe *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **fear** | gerund | you *not said here* | dogs *= dog* | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Make every dog wear a muzzle at home ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:o3:1 # text = Make every dog wear a muzzle at home 1 Make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 3 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 wear wear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 muzzle muzzle NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | every dog | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **wear** | infinitive | every dog *not said here* | a muzzle | | home | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent muzzle=Source | ### Option 4 {#o4} Believe every headline about animals ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:177-crime-is-up-i-saw-it-on-the-news:t11:o4:1 # text = Believe every headline about animals 1 Believe believe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 3 headline headline NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 about about ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | every headline | | | | about animals | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer headline=Stimulus | **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. 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