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title: Your little sister wipes her recorder on her sleeve and says it's "p… — Music lessons and the recorder · tree and pragmatics
description: Your little sister wipes her recorder on her sleeve and says it's "proper clean now". Which is true? Test 6 of lesson 1 «Music lessons and the recorder» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 6 · Music lessons and the recorder

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Your little sister wipes her recorder on her sleeve and says it's "proper clean now". Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** little sister, recorder · **What happens:** wipe, say, be · **To what, where:** recorder, sleeve · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 1 «Music lessons and the recorder» of the arts 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/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your little sister wipes her recorder on her sleeve and says it's "proper clean now".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t6:1
# text = Your little sister wipes her recorder on her sleeve and says it's "proper clean now".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wipes	wipe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	recorder	recorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sleeve	sleeve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wipe** | present | Your little sister | sister's recorder |  | sister's sleeve |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent recorder=Theme on sleeve=Trajectory |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your little sister *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | recorder |  |  |  | now | clean *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t6:2
# text = Which is true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Sleeves kill germs, so she is right and it is clean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t6:o1:1
# text = Sleeves kill germs, so she is right and it is clean
1	Sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kill	kill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present | Sleeves | germs |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A wipe does not remove the germs inside the mouthpiece

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t6:o2:1
# text = A wipe does not remove the germs inside the mouthpiece
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wipe	wipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mouthpiece	mouthpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **remove** | present · do-support | a wipe | the germs |  | the mouthpiece |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only wooden recorders carry germs, so plastic ones never need washing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t6:o3:1
# text = Only wooden recorders carry germs, so plastic ones never need washing
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	recorders	recorder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | wooden recorders | germs |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **need** | present | plastic ones | washing |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot washing=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Germs cannot get into a recorder

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t6:o4:1
# text = Germs cannot get into a recorder
1	Germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	recorder	recorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | can | Germs |  |  | a recorder |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into recorder=Destination |

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