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title: After the display Tom wants to bin his used sparklers in the paper b… — Colours of fire: fireworks · tree and pragmatics
description: After the display Tom wants to bin his used sparklers in the paper bag. What should he do? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 26 «Colours of fire: fireworks» of the chemistry 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 9 · ★ · Colours of fire: fireworks

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After the display Tom wants to bin his used sparklers in the paper bag. What should he do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tom · **What happens:** want, bin, use, sparkle, do · **To what, where:** used sparklers, paper bag

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 26 «Colours of fire: fireworks» of the chemistry 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/chemistry/26-colours-of-fire-fireworks/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* After the display Tom wants to bin his used sparklers in the paper bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:26-colours-of-fire-fireworks:t9:1
# text = After the display Tom wants to bin his used sparklers in the paper bag.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	bin	bin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	sparklers	sparkler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Tom |  |  |  | after the display |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bin** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Tom *not said here* | Tom's used sparklers |  | the paper bag |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sparkler=Theme in bag=Destination |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **sparkle** |  | Tom |  |  |  |  |  | nom sparkler «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:26-colours-of-fire-fireworks:t9:2
# text = What should he do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | Tom |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Stick them in the grass and walk off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:26-colours-of-fire-fireworks:t9:o1:1
# text = Stick them in the grass and walk off
1	Stick	stick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the grass |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in grass=Destination |
| 2 | **walk off** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Drop them into a bucket of water first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:26-colours-of-fire-fireworks:t9:o2:1
# text = Drop them into a bucket of water first
1	Drop	drop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  | a bucket of water |  | first *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme into bucket=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Throw them in the paper bag straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:26-colours-of-fire-fireworks:t9:o3:1
# text = Throw them in the paper bag straight away
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the paper bag |  | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent they=Theme in bag=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Blow on them and put them in a pocket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:26-colours-of-fire-fireworks:t9:o4:1
# text = Blow on them and put them in a pocket
1	Blow	blow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on them *= they* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  | a pocket |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in pocket=Destination |

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