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# Test 18 · ★ · Bites, stings and things you find on the ground

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
my mate says if u step on a rusty nail u get lockjaw and can never open ur mouth again. probably exaggerated?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, u · **What happens:** say, get, not open, exaggerate, step · **To what, where:** step, mouth, rusty nail · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ of lesson 238 «Bites, stings and things you find on the ground» 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/238-bites-and-things-you-find/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t18:1
# text = my mate says if u step on a rusty nail u get lockjaw and can never open ur mouth again. probably exaggerated?
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	u	u	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	rusty	rusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	nail	nail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
13	lockjaw	lockjaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
18	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	again	again	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
22	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | u | u's step on a rusty nail |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lockjaw=Stimulus |
| 3 | **not** **open** | can | u *not said here* | ur's mouth |  |  | again |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mouth=Theme |
| 4 | **exaggerate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **step** |  | u |  |  | a rusty nail |  |  | nom step «act transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

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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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Totally true for every nail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t18:o1:1
# text = Totally true for every nail
1	Totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	nail	nail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never again is stretched, but tell an adult about rusty cuts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t18:o2:1
# text = Never again is stretched, but tell an adult about rusty cuts
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	rusty	rusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cuts	cut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | present · passive |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V» |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | a adult |  |  | about rusty cuts | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient about cut=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only new nails are dangerous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t18:o3:1
# text = Only new nails are dangerous
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | new nails |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rust is harmless so ignore it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:238-bites-and-things-you-find:t18:o4:1
# text = Rust is harmless so ignore it
1	Rust	rust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rust |  |  |  |  | harmless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | infinitive | Rust *not said here* | Rust |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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