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title: Ruby's towel on the heater set off the smoke alarm n the whole stree… — Neighbours, deliveries, heating and co… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ruby's towel on the heater set off the smoke alarm n the whole street says her house "nearly blew up". pass it on? Test 19 · ★ of lesson 117 «Neighbours, deliveries, heating and cooling» 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 19 · ★ · Neighbours, deliveries, heating and cooling

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Ruby's towel on the heater set off the smoke alarm n the whole street says her house "nearly blew up". pass it on?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** heater, towel, house · **What happens:** set off, say, blow up, pass on · **To what, where:** smoke alarm, house · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 117 «Neighbours, deliveries, heating and cooling» 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/117-neighbours-deliveries-and-heating/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:117-neighbours-deliveries-and-heating:t19:1
# text = Ruby's towel on the heater set off the smoke alarm n the whole street says her house "nearly blew up". pass it on?
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	towel	towel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	n	n	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
16	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
22	up	up	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
25	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	on	on	ADP	RP	_	25	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set off** | participle | the heater *not said here* | the smoke alarm |  |  |  | n the whole street | vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition alarm=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ruby's towel on the heater |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **blow up** *in a quote* | past | Ruby's house |  |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **pass on** | infinitive |  | house |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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 -->
Yes, people should keep well away from her house in case it blows up

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:117-neighbours-deliveries-and-heating:t19:o1:1
# text = Yes, people should keep well away from her house in case it blows up
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
12	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	fixed	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | should | people |  |  | her house |  | away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer from house=Eventuality |
| 2 | **blow up** | present | case |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, that is exaggerated; the lesson is never put cloth on heaters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:117-neighbours-deliveries-and-heating:t19:o2:1
# text = No, that is exaggerated; the lesson is never put cloth on heaters
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	heaters	heater	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **put** | present · passive |  | cloth |  | heaters |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: cloth=Theme on heater=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, but tell it as a funny story only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:117-neighbours-deliveries-and-heating:t19:o3:1
# text = Yes, but tell it as a funny story only
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | it |  |  | as a funny story | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, because the alarm really went off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:117-neighbours-deliveries-and-heating:t19:o4:1
# text = Yes, because the alarm really went off
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go off** | past | the alarm |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

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