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title: A kettle cord hangs over the edge of the counter. What could happen? — Oven, hob, kettle, toaster and dishwas… · tree and pragmatics
description: A kettle cord hangs over the edge of the counter. What could happen? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 107 «Oven, hob, kettle, toaster and dishwasher» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 3 · ★ · Oven, hob, kettle, toaster and dishwasher

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A kettle cord hangs over the edge of the counter. What could happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kettle cord · **What happens:** hang, happen · **To what, where:** edge

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 107 «Oven, hob, kettle, toaster and dishwasher» 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/107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A kettle cord hangs over the edge of the counter.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher:t3:1
# text = A kettle cord hangs over the edge of the counter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	counter	counter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | present | a kettle cord |  |  | the edge of the counter |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over edge=Location |

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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 could happen?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher:t3:2
# text = What could happen?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | could |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A child pulls it and boiling water falls on them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher:t3:o1:1
# text = A child pulls it and boiling water falls on them
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a child | it |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fall** | present | boiling water |  |  |  |  | on them *= they* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on they=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cord gets cold and breaks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher:t3:o2:1
# text = The cord gets cold and breaks
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the cord |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **break** | present | the cord *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kettle switches itself off when its cord is hanging down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher:t3:o3:1
# text = The kettle switches itself off when its cord is hanging down
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	switches	switch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **switch off** | present | the kettle | kettle |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Patient |
| 2 | **hang down** | present · progressive | kettle's cord |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kettle boils more slowly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:107-oven-hob-kettle-toaster-and-dishwasher:t3:o4:1
# text = The kettle boils more slowly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	boils	boil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | present | the kettle |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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