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# Test 17 · ★ · Kitchen floors, food safety and the microwave

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omg a girl put a spoon in the microwave n it exploded n the whole kitchen burnt down, my cousin said. what's probably exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl, spoon, cousin · **What happens:** put, explode, burnt down, say, exaggerate · **To what, where:** spoon, microwave, whole kitchen · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 106 «Kitchen floors, food safety and the microwave» of the everyday 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/everyday/106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave:t17:1
# text = omg a girl put a spoon in the microwave n it exploded n the whole kitchen burnt down, my cousin said. what's probably exaggerated
1	omg	omg	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	n	n	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	exploded	explode	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
13	n	n	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	down	down	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	27	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | a girl | a spoon |  | the microwave |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme in microwave=Destination |
| 2 | **explode** | past | spoon |  |  |  |  | n the whole kitchen | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **burnt down** | participle |  | the whole kitchen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | my cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, a spoon always burns down a kitchen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave:t17:o1:1
# text = Nothing, a spoon always burns down a kitchen
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn down** | present | Nothing | a kitchen |  |  |  | always *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent kitchen=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That metal left in a microwave really can make sparks and flashes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave:t17:o2:1
# text = That metal left in a microwave really can make sparks and flashes
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	sparks	spark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	flashes	flash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | that metal *not said here* |  |  |  | in a microwave *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in microwave=Result |
| 2 | **make** | can | that metal | sparks and flashes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material spark=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That it was a spoon left in the bowl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave:t17:o3:1
# text = That it was a spoon left in the bowl
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | That | a spoon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | a spoon *not said here* |  |  |  | in the bowl *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in bowl=Result |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole kitchen; metal does spark and can start a fire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave:t17:o4:1
# text = The whole kitchen; metal does spark and can start a fire
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	spark	spark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | metal | spark |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spark=Eventuality |
| 2 | **start** | can | the whole kitchen | a fire |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Eventuality |

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