--- title: Why are bits of a burst balloon cleared up at once at a party with t… — Safe toys for you and little ones · tree and pragmatics description: Why are bits of a burst balloon cleared up at once at a party with toddlers? Test 15 · ★ of lesson 241 «Safe toys for you and little ones» 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 was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/241-safe-toys/t15/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Safe toys for you and little ones](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/241-safe-toys/) / t15 # Test 15 · ★ · Safe toys for you and little ones Why are bits of a burst balloon cleared up at once at a party with toddlers? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be, clear up · **To what, where:** bits, burst balloon, party This is test 15 · ★ of lesson 241 «Safe toys for you and little ones» 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/241-safe-toys/#t15). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:241-safe-toys:t15:1 # text = Why are bits of a burst balloon cleared up at once at a party with toddlers? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 bits bit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 burst burst NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 balloon balloon NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 8 cleared clear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ 9 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 8 obl _ _ 12 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 15 with with ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 toddlers toddler NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | bits | | | | of a burst balloon | tree rules | | 2 | **clear up** | participle | | a burst balloon *not said here* | | a party with toddlers | | | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} A small child can breathe them in and choke ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:241-safe-toys:t15:o1:1 # text = A small child can breathe them in and choke 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 breathe breathe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 choke choke VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **breathe in** | can | a small child | them *= they* | | | | | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 2 | **choke** | infinitive | a small child *not said here* | | | | | | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} They make the floor very slippery for the toddlers ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:241-safe-toys:t15:o2:1 # text = They make the floor very slippery for the toddlers 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 very very ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 slippery slippery ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 toddlers toddler NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | They | the floor | | | | slippery *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset floor=Product | ### Option 3 {#o3} They spoil all of the party photos afterwards ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:241-safe-toys:t15:o3:1 # text = They spoil all of the party photos afterwards 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 spoil spoil VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 party party NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 photos photo NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 8 afterwards afterwards ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spoil** | present | They | all | | | | afterwards *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Burst balloon bits can pop again and frighten the little ones ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:241-safe-toys:t15:o4:1 # text = Burst balloon bits can pop again and frighten the little ones 1 Burst burst NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 balloon balloon NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 bits bit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 pop pop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 again again ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 frighten frighten VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pop** | can | balloon bits | | | | again | | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **frighten** | infinitive | balloon bits *not said here* | the little ones | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus one=Experiencer | **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. 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