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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the precaution required before touching anything inside a blender? Exam question 1 of lesson 294 «Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on balconies» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 1 · Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on b…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the precaution required before touching anything inside a blender?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, require, touch · **To what, where:** precaution, anything, blender

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 294 «Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on balconies» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the precaution required before touching anything inside a blender?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	precaution	precaution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
14	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	blender	blender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the precaution |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **require** | participle |  | the precaution *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **touch** | gerund |  | anything |  | a blender |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme anything=Co-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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The blades shall be cleared with a spoon while running

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:e1:o1:1
# text = The blades shall be cleared with a spoon while running
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blades	blade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	cleared	clear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clear** | shall · passive |  | the blades |  |  |  | with a spoon | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product with spoon=Material |
| 2 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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The appliance shall be switched off and unplugged

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:e1:o2:1
# text = The appliance shall be switched off and unplugged
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	appliance	appliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	switched	switch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	unplugged	unplug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **switch off** | shall · passive |  | the appliance |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **unplug** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The appliance shall be switched to its lowest speed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:e1:o3:1
# text = The appliance shall be switched to its lowest speed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	appliance	appliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	switched	switch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	lowest	low	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **switch** | shall · passive |  | the appliance |  |  |  | to appliance's lowest speed *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Patient to speed=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lid shall be removed while it operates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:e1:o4:1
# text = The lid shall be removed while it operates
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	operates	operate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | shall · passive |  | the lid |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **operate** | present | lid |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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