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title: did u hear the Smiths' house burnt down cos of a candle n "the flame… — Fire, candles and garage and garden to… · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear the Smiths' house burnt down cos of a candle n "the flames were 50 metres high". what's probs exaggerated Test 17 · ★ of lesson 115 «Fire, candles and garage and garden tools» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Test 17 · ★ · Fire, candles and garage and garden tools

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did u hear the Smiths' house burnt down cos of a candle n "the flames were 50 metres high". what's probs exaggerated

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** u, flames · **What happens:** hear, burnt down, be, exaggerate · **To what, where:** house burnt cos, probs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 115 «Fire, candles and garage and garden tools» 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/115-fire-candles-and-garden-tools/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:115-fire-candles-and-garden-tools:t17:1
# text = did u hear the Smiths' house burnt down cos of a candle n "the flames were 50 metres high". what's probs exaggerated
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Smiths	smith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
8	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	n	n	NOUN	NN	_	21	obl	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
18	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl:unmarked	_	_
21	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
26	probs	prob	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
27	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | the Smiths's house burnt cos |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer cos=Stimulus |
| 2 | **burnt down** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | the flames |  |  |  |  | of a candle n; 50 metres *obl:unmarked*; high *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | probs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **exaggerate** | participle |  | probs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | 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}

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That a candle can set curtains alight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:115-fire-candles-and-garden-tools:t17:o1:1
# text = That a candle can set curtains alight
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	alight	alight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | can | that candle | curtains |  |  |  | alight *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient curtain=Result |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The 50 metres; candles near curtains really do start fires

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:115-fire-candles-and-garden-tools:t17:o2:1
# text = The 50 metres; candles near curtains really do start fires
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	candles	candle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present · do-support | the 50 metres | fires |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That fire spreads through a room fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:115-fire-candles-and-garden-tools:t17:o3:1
# text = That fire spreads through a room fast
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spreads	spread	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | present | that fire |  |  | a room |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through room=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That a smoke alarm can give people enough time to get out safely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:115-fire-candles-and-garden-tools:t17:o4:1
# text = That a smoke alarm can give people enough time to get out safely
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	iobj	_	_
8	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	out	out	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | that smoke alarm |  | people |  | time |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 2 | **get out** | to-infinitive | that smoke alarm *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out, safely *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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