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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the disposal of spent batteries. Exam question 3 of lesson 113 «Babies, button batteries and magnets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Exam question 3 · Babies, button batteries and magnets

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the disposal of spent batteries.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, spend · **To what, where:** response, disposal

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 113 «Babies, button batteries and magnets» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/113-babies-batteries-and-magnets/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:113-babies-batteries-and-magnets:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the disposal of spent batteries.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	disposal	disposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the disposal of spent batteries |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus disposal=Experiencer |
| 5 | **spend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Burial in the garden, as the soil neutralises all of the chemicals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:113-babies-batteries-and-magnets:e3:o1:1
# text = Burial in the garden, as the soil neutralises all of the chemicals
1	Burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	neutralises	neutralis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **neutralis** | present | Burial in the garden | all |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ordinary household rubbish, since spent batteries are inert

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:113-babies-batteries-and-magnets:e3:o2:1
# text = Ordinary household rubbish, since spent batteries are inert
1	Ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	inert	inert	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | spent batteries |  |  |  |  | inert *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitchen sink, where water dilutes any remaining charge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:113-babies-batteries-and-magnets:e3:o3:1
# text = The kitchen sink, where water dilutes any remaining charge
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dilutes	dilute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
9	remaining	remaining	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dilute** | present | the kitchen sink | any remaining charge |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent charge=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Recycling at a battery bin, as rubbish bins risk leaks and fires

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:113-babies-batteries-and-magnets:e3:o4:1
# text = Recycling at a battery bin, as rubbish bins risk leaks and fires
1	Recycling	recycle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bins	bin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	risk	risk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	leaks	leak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recycle** | gerund |  |  |  | a battery bin |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **risk** | present | rubbish bins | leaks and fires |  |  |  |  | vn risk-94-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leak=Pivot |

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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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