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title: Your mum is washing up and says, «Just put your hand in and find the… — Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your mum is washing up and says, «Just put your hand in and find the spoon». There may be a knife in there. What should you do? Test 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 tree and 
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# Test 1 · ★ · Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on b…

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Your mum is washing up and says, «Just put your hand in and find the spoon». There may be a knife in there. What should you do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mum, knife, you · **What happens:** wash up, say, put in, find, be, do · **To what, where:** hand, spoon · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 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. 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/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mum is washing up and says, «Just put your hand in and find the spoon».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t1:1
# text = Your mum is washing up and says, «Just put your hand in and find the spoon».
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash up** | present · progressive | Your mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your mum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **put in** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your hand |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent hand=Goal |
| 4 | **find** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the spoon |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spoon=Topic |

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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:* There may be a knife in there.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t1:2
# text = There may be a knife in there.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | may | a knife |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in there=Location |

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*Sentence 3:* What should you do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t1:3
# text = What should you do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|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 | you |  |  |  |  |  | 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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Ask her to take the knives out first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t1:o1:1
# text = Ask her to take the knives out first
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	knives	knife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take out** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the knives |  |  |  | first, out *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Feel around fast so you don't get cut

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t1:o2:1
# text = Feel around fast so you don't get cut
1	Feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	around	around	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel around** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | around, fast *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **cut** | present · passive · do-support |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stir the water around with your bare hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t1:o3:1
# text = Stir the water around with your bare hand
1	Stir	stir	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir around** | imperative | you *not said here* | the water |  |  |  | with your bare hand | vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient with hand=Co-Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Close your eyes and reach in really quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t1:o4:1
# text = Close your eyes and reach in really quickly
1	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	reach	reach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	obl	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | your eyes |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 2 | **reach** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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