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title: In a cartoon, a boy copies a film explosion with fireworks in his ga… — Special effects and stunts · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a boy copies a film explosion with fireworks in his garden. What should he have known? Test 4 of lesson 25 «Special effects and stunts» 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 wrong.
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# Test 4 · Special effects and stunts

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In a cartoon, a boy copies a film explosion with fireworks in his garden. What should he have known?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** copy, know · **To what, where:** film explosion, cartoon, boy

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This is test 4 of lesson 25 «Special effects and stunts» 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/25-special-effects-and-stunts/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a boy copies a film explosion with fireworks in his garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:25-special-effects-and-stunts:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon, a boy copies a film explosion with fireworks in his garden.
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	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	copies	copy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present | a boy | a film explosion |  | a cartoon |  | with fireworks; in boy's garden | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent explosion=Theme in cartoon=Destination |

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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:* What should he have known?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:25-special-effects-and-stunts:t4:2
# text = What should he have known?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | should · perfect · passive |  | boy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It is fine if a grown-up is watching from inside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:25-special-effects-and-stunts:t4:o1:1
# text = It is fine if a grown-up is watching from inside
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **watch** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | a grown up |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fireworks are safe if you are careful

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:25-special-effects-and-stunts:t4:o2:1
# text = Fireworks are safe if you are careful
1	Fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fireworks |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |

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

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Explosions are only for licensed experts with strict rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:25-special-effects-and-stunts:t4:o3:1
# text = Explosions are only for licensed experts with strict rules
1	Explosions	explosion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	licensed	license	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	experts	expert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **license** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Explosions |  |  |  |  | for licensed experts; with strict rules | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Film explosions are made by kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:25-special-effects-and-stunts:t4:o4:1
# text = Film explosions are made by kids
1	Film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	explosions	explosion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive | kids | Film explosions |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |

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