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title: my aunt says a kid on the 10th floor dropped a marble off the balcon… — Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer,… · tree and pragmatics
description: my aunt says a kid on the 10th floor dropped a marble off the balcony and "it went through a car roof". what's the true bit Test 18 · ★ 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 pra
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# Test 18 · ★ · Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on b…

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my aunt says a kid on the 10th floor dropped a marble off the balcony and "it went through a car roof". what's the true bit

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** aunt, kid · **What happens:** say, drop, go, be · **To what, where:** marble, balcony, car roof, true bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t18:1
# text = my aunt says a kid on the 10th floor dropped a marble off the balcony and "it went through a car roof". what's the true bit
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	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	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	10th	10th	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	marble	marble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
20	through	through	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
26	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	30	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my aunt |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **drop** | past | a kid on the 10th floor | a marble |  | the balcony |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent marble=Theme off balcony=Destination |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | past | kid |  |  | a car roof |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through roof=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the true bit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Nothing small can hurt from a balcony

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t18:o1:1
# text = Nothing small can hurt from a balcony
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | can | Nothing |  |  |  |  | from a balcony | vn pain-40.8.1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Patient from balcony=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marbles always break car roofs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t18:o2:1
# text = Marbles always break car roofs
1	Marbles	marble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	break	break	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	roofs	roof	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | Marbles | car roofs |  |  |  | always *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer roof=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only big heavy things are dangerous when dropped from a balcony

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t18:o3:1
# text = Only big heavy things are dangerous when dropped from a balcony
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | big heavy things |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **drop** | participle | big heavy things *not said here* |  |  | a balcony |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from balcony=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Even small things dropped from a height can seriously hurt someone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t18:o4:1
# text = Even small things dropped from a height can seriously hurt someone
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
4	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | participle |  | small things *not said here* |  | a height |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from height=Trajectory |
| 2 | **hurt** | can | small things | someone |  |  |  | seriously *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Patient |

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