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title: A child on a fifth-floor balcony thinks dropping a grape is harmless… — Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer,… · tree and pragmatics
description: A child on a fifth-floor balcony thinks dropping a grape is harmless. Which is TRUE? Test 9 · ★ 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 pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 9 · ★ · Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on b…

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A child on a fifth-floor balcony thinks dropping a grape is harmless. Which is TRUE?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** child, dropping · **What happens:** think, drop, be · **To what, where:** grape · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A child on a fifth-floor balcony thinks dropping a grape is harmless.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t9:1
# text = A child on a fifth-floor balcony thinks dropping a grape is harmless.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	csubj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grape	grape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | a child on a floor balcony |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drop** | gerund |  | a grape |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grape=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | dropping |  |  |  |  | harmless *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Which is TRUE?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t9:2
# text = Which is TRUE?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	TRUE	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Things falling from a height can hurt someone below, so drop nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t9:o1:1
# text = Things falling from a height can hurt someone below, so drop nothing
1	Things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	below	below	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	drop	drop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | gerund | Things *not said here* |  |  | a height |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from height=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **hurt** | can | Things | someone |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Patient |
| 3 | **drop** | infinitive | Things *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is fine if nobody is looking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t9:o2:1
# text = It is fine if nobody is looking
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A grape can never hurt anyone, it's soft and very light

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t9:o3:1
# text = A grape can never hurt anyone, it's soft and very light
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grape	grape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** | can | a grape | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anyone=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | grape |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | grape *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only heavy things fall fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies:t9:o4:1
# text = Only heavy things fall fast
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | heavy things |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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