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# Test 17 · ★ · Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home

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did u hear a toddler found his nan's pills in her handbag and "ate the whole lot cos he thought they were sweets". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, toddler, pills · **What happens:** hear, find, eat, think, be · **To what, where:** lesson, pills, handbag, whole lot, sweets · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 295 «Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home» 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/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t17:1
# text = did u hear a toddler found his nan's pills in her handbag and "ate the whole lot cos he thought they were sweets". lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	toddler	toddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	handbag	handbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
23	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
28	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | lesson |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **find** | past | a toddler | toddler's nan's pills |  | her handbag |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pill=Topic |
| 3 | **eat** *in a quote* | past | a toddler *not said here* | the whole lot |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 4 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | toddler |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | pills *= pill* | sweets |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Keep medicines out of reach and never call them sweets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t17:o1:1
# text = Keep medicines out of reach and never call them sweets
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | medicines |  | reach |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme out reach=Location |
| 2 | **not** **call** | infinitive | you *not said here* | medicines *= medicine* |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme sweet=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only nan's pills are dangerous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t17:o2:1
# text = Only nan's pills are dangerous
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	pills	pill	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	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | nan's pills |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toddlers always know pills aren't sweets, so it was a trick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t17:o3:1
# text = Toddlers always know pills aren't sweets, so it was a trick
1	Toddlers	toddler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Toddlers |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | pills | sweets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | past | it | a trick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pills are fine if they're small

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t17:o4:1
# text = Pills are fine if they're small
1	Pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	csubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Pills |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Pills *= pill* |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |

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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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