--- title: my cousin says a man went back into his burning house for his cat an… — Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire an… · tree and pragmatics description: my cousin says a man went back into his burning house for his cat and "got out with his eyebrows on fire". what's the real lesson Test 18 · ★ of lesson 295 «Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/t18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp/) / t18 # Test 18 · ★ · Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home my cousin says a man went back into his burning house for his cat and "got out with his eyebrows on fire". what's the real lesson **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin, man · **What happens:** say, go back, burn, get out, be · **To what, where:** burning house, real lesson · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t18:1 # text = my cousin says a man went back into his burning house for his cat and "got out with his eyebrows on fire". what's the real lesson 1 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 cousin cousin 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 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 into into ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 10 burning burn VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 amod _ _ 11 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 16 " " PUNCT `` _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 18 out out ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 19 with with ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 eyebrows eyebrow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 22 on on ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 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 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 lesson lesson NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my cousin | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **go back** | past | a man | | | man's burning house | | for man's cat | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **burn** | gerund | | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **get out** *in a quote* | past | a man *not said here* | | | | | with man's eyebrows on fire; out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is a** | present | | the real lesson | | | | | tree rules | 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} Grab your favourite things first ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t18:o1:1 # text = Grab your favourite things first 1 Grab grab VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 3 favourite favourite ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 5 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 1 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grab** | imperative | you *not said here* | your favourite things | | | | first *property* | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Always go back in for pets quickly, before the fire spreads ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t18:o2:1 # text = Always go back in for pets quickly, before the fire spreads 1 Always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 2 advmod _ _ 2 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 back back ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 pets pet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 7 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 before before SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 spreads spread VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go back** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | in pets; always, quickly *property* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **spread** | present | the fire | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Get out and stay out; tell firefighters about the pet ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t18:o3:1 # text = Get out and stay out; tell firefighters about the pet 1 Get get VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 out out ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 stay stay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 firefighters firefighter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 9 about about ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 pet pet NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get out** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **stay out** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | firefighters | | | | about the pet | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent firefighter=Recipient about pet=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} Hide in the bathroom till it ends ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:295-scissors-toddlers-medicines-fire-and-damp:t18:o4:1 # text = Hide in the bathroom till it ends 1 Hide hide VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bathroom bathroom NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 till till SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | the bathroom | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in bathroom=Location | | 2 | **end** | present | bathroom | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | **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; 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