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description: In a cartoon a sign says "No cats". A kitten strolls in saying, "I'm a kitten, not a cat!" and the guard waves it through. Put the cartoon right. Test 11 of lesson 185 «Some, all, none and "not all"» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 11 · Some, all, none and "not all"

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In a cartoon a sign says "No cats". A kitten strolls in saying, "I'm a kitten, not a cat!" and the guard waves it through. Put the cartoon right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sign, kitten, guard, you · **What happens:** say, stroll, be, wave, put · **To what, where:** cats, cartoon, kitten · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 of lesson 185 «Some, all, none and "not all"» 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/185-some-all-none-and-not-all/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a sign says "No cats".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t11:1
# text = In a cartoon a sign says "No cats".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a sign | no cats |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent cat=Theme in cartoon=Manner |

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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:* A kitten strolls in saying, "I'm a kitten, not a cat!" and the guard waves it through.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t11:2
# text = A kitten strolls in saying, "I'm a kitten, not a cat!" and the guard waves it through.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	strolls	stroll	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	waves	wave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	through	through	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stroll** | present | a kitten |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | gerund | a kitten *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a kitten *= kitten* | a kitten |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **wave** | present | the guard | kitten |  |  |  | through *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* Put the cartoon right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t11:3
# text = Put the cartoon right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cartoon |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent cartoon=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The sign only means big cats like lions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t11:o1:1
# text = The sign only means big cats like lions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the sign | big cats |  |  |  | like lions | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Kittens are allowed to go anywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t11:o2:1
# text = Kittens are allowed to go anywhere
1	Kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | Kittens |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Kittens *not said here* |  |  |  |  | anywhere *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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A kitten is a young cat, so the sign includes it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t11:o3:1
# text = A kitten is a young cat, so the sign includes it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	includes	include	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a kitten | a young cat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **include** | present | the sign | kitten |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kittens are a different animal from cats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:185-some-all-none-and-not-all:t11:o4:1
# text = Kittens are a different animal from cats
1	Kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Kittens | a different animal |  |  |  | from cats | tree rules |

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