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title: ★★★ Ava writes "Splash! Freezing water filled my wellies." Her endin… — Openings that hook the reader · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Ava writes "Splash! Freezing water filled my wellies." Her ending is "I got home and had a bath." Which ending matches the opening better? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 40 «Openings that hook the reader» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Test 6 · ★ · Openings that hook the reader

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★★★ Ava writes "Splash! Freezing water filled my wellies." Her ending is "I got home and had a bath." Which ending matches the opening better?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, ending, Ava · **What happens:** write, freeze, fill, be, have, end · **To what, where:** Splash, Freezing water, bath, opening

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 40 «Openings that hook the reader» of the English 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/english/40-openings-that-hook-the-reader/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Ava writes "Splash!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:1
# text = ★★★ Ava writes "Splash!
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Splash	splash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | ★ ★ Ava | Splash |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent splash=Theme |

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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:* Freezing water filled my wellies."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:2
# text = Freezing water filled my wellies."
1	Freezing	freeze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wellies	welly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **fill** | participle |  | Freezing water |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent welly=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* Her ending is "I got home and had a bath."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:3
# text = Her ending is "I got home and had a bath."
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Ava's ending |  |  |  |  | get, home *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | past | Ava's ending *not said here* | a bath |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bath=Patient |
| 3 | **end** |  | Ava |  |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 4:* Which ending matches the opening better?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:4
# text = Which ending matches the opening better?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	matches	match	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **match** | present | which ending | the opening |  |  |  | good *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opening=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The end, thanks for reading my story about stuff.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:o1:1
# text = The end, thanks for reading my story about stuff.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | gerund | thanks *not said here* | my story |  |  |  | about stuff | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then we had chips for tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:o2:1
# text = Then we had chips for tea.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | we | chips |  |  | then | for tea | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chip=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And then I woke up and it was all a dream.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:o3:1
# text = And then I woke up and it was all a dream.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	11	det:predet	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | past | I |  |  |  | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | all dream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I never went near that river in wellies again.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:40-openings-that-hook-the-reader:t6:o4:1
# text = I never went near that river in wellies again.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wellies	welly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | past | I |  |  | that river | again | in wellies | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near river=Location |

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