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title: In Anchorage in winter, a child is dared to lick a frozen metal pole… — Kitchen tools, the freezer, plugs and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In Anchorage in winter, a child is dared to lick a frozen metal pole. What should he do? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 217 «Kitchen tools, the freezer, plugs and doors» 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 w
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# Test 6 · ★ · Kitchen tools, the freezer, plugs and doors

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In Anchorage in winter, a child is dared to lick a frozen metal pole. What should he do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** child · **What happens:** dare, lick, do · **To what, where:** child, Anchorage, frozen metal pole

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 217 «Kitchen tools, the freezer, plugs and doors» 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/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In Anchorage in winter, a child is dared to lick a frozen metal pole.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:t6:1
# text = In Anchorage in winter, a child is dared to lick a frozen metal pole.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Anchorage	anchorage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	dared	dare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	lick	lick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	frozen	frozen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dare** | present · passive |  | a child |  | Anchorage in winter |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lick** | to-infinitive |  | a frozen metal pole |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pole=Source |

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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 should he do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:t6:2
# text = What should he do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | child |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

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

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Refuse, as his wet tongue would freeze and stick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:t6:o1:1
# text = Refuse, as his wet tongue would freeze and stick
1	Refuse	refuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	freeze	freeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stick	stick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | would | his wet tongue |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **stick** | infinitive | his wet tongue *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Breathe on it first and then lick it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:t6:o2:1
# text = Breathe on it first and then lick it
1	Breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	lick	lick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | it |  | first *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Agent on it=Destination |
| 2 | **lick** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  | then |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Lick it with his gloves on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:t6:o3:1
# text = Lick it with his gloves on
1	Lick	lick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lick** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | with his gloves | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Theme with glove=Instrument |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Lick it very quickly, so that it has no time to stick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:t6:o4:1
# text = Lick it very quickly, so that it has no time to stick
1	Lick	lick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	stick	stick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lick** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | it |  |  |  | time |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stick** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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