Caring for pets Lesson 27 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 A pet depends on you for everything it needs: the right food, fresh clean water every day, a clean place to live, exercise, company and gentle handling. 1 Every kind of animal needs its own kind of care: a dog needs walks, a rabbit needs hay, space and a rabbit friend, a hamster sleeps in the day and is awake at night, and a fish needs a clean tank, not a tiny bowl. 2 Some human foods are poisonous to pets: chocolate, grapes, raisins, onions and sweets with xylitol can make a dog very ill, and lilies are deadly to cats. 3 Pets need a vet for check-ups, vaccinations and whenever they seem ill, hurt, stop eating or act strangely. 4 Kindness means handling animals gently, never teasing them, letting them rest, and remembering that a pet is a promise for its whole life, not a toy for a few weeks. 5 A family in Texas left their dog in the car for ten minutes on a warm day; the car heated up like an oven, and the dog collapsed from the heat. 6 A boy in Leeds gave his dog chocolate as a treat; the dog was sick, shaking and had to go to the vet. 7 Pets need fresh, clean water every day. 8 Each kind of pet needs its own kind of food. 9 Chocolate, grapes, raisins and onions can poison dogs. 10 Lilies are very poisonous to cats, even the pollen. 11 A vet is an animal doctor who gives check-ups, treatment and vaccinations (injections that protect a pet from serious diseases). 12 Rabbits need lots of hay, room to hop and usually another rabbit for company. 13 Hamsters are awake at night and should not be woken up in the day. 14 Rabbits must never be picked up by their ears. 15 Dogs need daily walks and exercise. 16 A pet that stops eating or acts strangely may be ill and should see a vet. 17 Teasing an animal is unkind and can teach it to bite or scratch. 18 Some pets live a long time: cats and dogs often live 10 to 15 years or more. 19 Chocolate, grapes and raisins can poison dogs. ← previous Wild animals: keep away, never feednext → Farm animals and horses↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/