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title: Mum shakes out the duvet and washes the sheets hot. Why does it help… — The microscopic world: tardigrades, mi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum shakes out the duvet and washes the sheets hot. Why does it help with dust mites? Test 10 of lesson 259 «The microscopic world: tardigrades, mites, plankton and other tiny creatures» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Test 10 · The microscopic world: tardigrades, mites, plankton and ot…

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Mum shakes out the duvet and washes the sheets hot. Why does it help with dust mites?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, duvet · **What happens:** shake out, wash, help · **To what, where:** duvet, sheets

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This is test 10 of lesson 259 «The microscopic world: tardigrades, mites, plankton and other tiny creatures» of the biology 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/biology/259-the-microscopic-world-tardigrades-mites-plankton-and-other-tiny-creatures/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum shakes out the duvet and washes the sheets hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:259-the-microscopic-world-tardigrades-mites-plankton-and-other-tiny-creatures:t10:1
# text = Mum shakes out the duvet and washes the sheets hot.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shakes	shake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	duvet	duvet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	washes	wash	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake out** | present | Mum | the duvet |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent duvet=Patient |
| 2 | **wash** | present | Mum *not said here* | the sheets |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Patient |

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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:* Why does it help with dust mites?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:259-the-microscopic-world-tardigrades-mites-plankton-and-other-tiny-creatures:t10:2
# text = Why does it help with dust mites?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present · do-support | duvet |  |  |  |  | with dust mites | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with mite=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Mites hate the smell of soap only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:259-the-microscopic-world-tardigrades-mites-plankton-and-other-tiny-creatures:t10:o1:1
# text = Mites hate the smell of soap only
1	Mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hate	hate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | Mites | the smell of soap |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smell=Stimulus |
| 2 | **smell** |  | soap |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It does nothing, mites live only in walls

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:259-the-microscopic-world-tardigrades-mites-plankton-and-other-tiny-creatures:t10:o2:1
# text = It does nothing, mites live only in walls
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | It | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **live** | present | mites |  |  | walls |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wall=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It makes all the mites move down to the carpet for good, where they stay

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:259-the-microscopic-world-tardigrades-mites-plankton-and-other-tiny-creatures:t10:o3:1
# text = It makes all the mites move down to the carpet for good, where they stay
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material |
| 2 | **move down** | present | all mites |  |  | the carpet |  | for good; down *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to carpet=Trajectory |
| 3 | **stay** | present | mites *= mite* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It removes mites and their skin food and kills many of them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:259-the-microscopic-world-tardigrades-mites-plankton-and-other-tiny-creatures:t10:o4:1
# text = It removes mites and their skin food and kills many of them
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	removes	remove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mites	mite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present | It | mites and mites's skin food |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mite=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | present |  | many of mites |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Theme |

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