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# Test 6 · ★★ · Building and making things safely

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A boy builds a model in a closed bedroom and gets a headache from the paint smell. What should he have done?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** build, close, get, do · **To what, where:** model, closed bedroom, headache, paint smell

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 244 «Building and making things safely» 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/244-building-and-making-things/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy builds a model in a closed bedroom and gets a headache from the paint smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:244-building-and-making-things:t6:1
# text = A boy builds a model in a closed bedroom and gets a headache from the paint smell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | a boy | a model |  | a closed bedroom |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent model=Product |
| 2 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | present | a boy *not said here* | a headache |  | the paint smell |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent headache=Theme from smell=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 have done?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:244-building-and-making-things:t6:2
# text = What should he have done?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Closed the window to keep warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:244-building-and-making-things:t6:o1:1
# text = Closed the window to keep warm
1	Closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  | the window |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Worked where fresh air could flow, following the label

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:244-building-and-making-things:t6:o2:1
# text = Worked where fresh air could flow, following the label
1	Worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
3	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	flow	flow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | follow the label | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **flow** | could | fresh air |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Held his breath the whole time he was painting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:244-building-and-making-things:t6:o3:1
# text = Held his breath the whole time he was painting
1	Held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	painting	paint	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past |  | his breath |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |
| 2 | **paint** | past · progressive | he | the whole time *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent time=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Used more paint so that he could finish quicker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:244-building-and-making-things:t6:o4:1
# text = Used more paint so that he could finish quicker
1	Used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	8	mark	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	quicker	quick	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | more paint |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paint=Patient |
| 2 | **finish** | could | he |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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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