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title: Ava's mum cuts grapes in four lengthways for her toddler. Why length… — Sharp things, small objects and little… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava's mum cuts grapes in four lengthways for her toddler. Why lengthways? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 112 «Sharp things, small objects and little ones» 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 5 · ★ · Sharp things, small objects and little ones

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ava's mum cuts grapes in four lengthways for her toddler. Why lengthways?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mum · **What happens:** cut · **To what, where:** grapes, four lengthways

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 112 «Sharp things, small objects and little ones» 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/112-sharp-things-and-little-ones/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava's mum cuts grapes in four lengthways for her toddler.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:t5:1
# text = Ava's mum cuts grapes in four lengthways for her toddler.
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cuts	cut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	lengthways	lengthway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	toddler	toddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | Ava's mum | grapes |  | four lengthways |  | for mum's toddler | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent grape=Material for toddler=Beneficiary |

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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:* Why lengthways?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:t5:2
# text = Why lengthways?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	lengthways	lengthway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grapes are easier to grow and pick that way, so they are cheaper in the shops

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:t5:o1:1
# text = Grapes are easier to grow and pick that way, so they are cheaper in the shops
1	Grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grapes |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | Grapes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pick** | infinitive | Grapes *not said here* | that way |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present | Grapes *= grape* |  |  | the shops |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It makes the grapes taste sweeter and juicier for little children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:t5:o2:1
# text = It makes the grapes taste sweeter and juicier for little children
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	taste	taste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	sweeter	sweet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	juicier	juicy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **taste** | present | the grapes |  |  |  |  | for little children; sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It stops the juice spilling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:t5:o3:1
# text = It stops the juice spilling
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	spilling	spilling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | It | the juice spilling |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality spilling=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Round firm pieces can block a small airway, long thin ones are safer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:t5:o4:1
# text = Round firm pieces can block a small airway, long thin ones are safer
1	Round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	block	block	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	airway	airway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | can | Round firm pieces | a small airway |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer airway=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | long thin ones |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

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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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