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title: «earwax is gross, gonna dig it all out with a cotton bud every day»… — Eyes and ears deeper: glasses, colour… · tree and pragmatics
description: «earwax is gross, gonna dig it all out with a cotton bud every day» What would a doctor say? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 362 «Eyes and ears deeper: glasses, colour blindness, tears, earwax and dizziness» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Eyes and ears deeper: glasses, colour blindness, tears, ea…

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«earwax is gross, gonna dig it all out with a cotton bud every day» What would a doctor say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** earwax, doctor · **What happens:** be, dig, say · **To what, where:** earwax · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 362 «Eyes and ears deeper: glasses, colour blindness, tears, earwax and dizziness» 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/362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:t5:1
# text = «earwax is gross, gonna dig it all out with a cotton bud every day» What would a doctor say?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	earwax	earwax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	dep	_	_
7	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	out	out	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	bud	bud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
19	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | earwax |  |  |  |  | gross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **dig** *in a quote* | infinitive | earwax *not said here* | earwax |  |  | day | with a cotton bud; out *property* | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.instsrument»: agent=Agent it=Theme with bud=Instrument |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | would | a doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Use a pencil instead, it is harder

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:t5:o1:1
# text = Use a pencil instead, it is harder
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a pencil |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | pencil |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Wash it out with hot water daily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:t5:o2:1
# text = Wash it out with hot water daily
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash out** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | with hot water; daily *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with water=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Good idea, the deeper you dig the cleaner and healthier the ear will be

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:t5:o3:1
# text = Good idea, the deeper you dig the cleaner and healthier the ear will be
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deeper	deep	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dig	dig	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | Good idea |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **dig** | present | you | the cleaner |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cleaner=Theme |

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

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Leave the inside alone; wax cleans itself out and protects the ear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:t5:o4:1
# text = Leave the inside alone; wax cleans itself out and protects the ear
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	inside	inside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cleans	clean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | the inside |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inside=Theme |
| 2 | **clean out** | present | wax | wax |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent itself=Patient |
| 3 | **protect** | present | wax *not said here* | the ear |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Beneficiary |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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