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title: A family in Florida has a new baby and a four-year-old with a box of… — Safe toys and fair board games · tree and pragmatics
description: A family in Florida has a new baby and a four-year-old with a box of tiny toy beads. Which plan is wisest? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 302 «Safe toys and fair board games» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Test 1 · ★ · Safe toys and fair board games

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A family in Florida has a new baby and a four-year-old with a box of tiny toy beads. Which plan is wisest?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** family, plan · **What happens:** have, be · **To what, where:** new baby

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 302 «Safe toys and fair board games» 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/302-toys-and-board-games/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A family in Florida has a new baby and a four-year-old with a box of tiny toy beads.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t1:1
# text = A family in Florida has a new baby and a four-year-old with a box of tiny toy beads.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Florida	Florida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	beads	bead	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a family in Florida | a new baby |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient |

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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 plan is wisest?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t1:2
# text = Which plan is wisest?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wisest	wise	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	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 | **is** | present | which plan |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The baby can play with beads too, if they are big and brightly coloured

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t1:o1:1
# text = The baby can play with beads too, if they are big and brightly coloured
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	beads	bead	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	coloured	colour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | can | the baby |  |  |  |  | with beads | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with bead=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | beads *= bead* |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **colour** | participle | beads *= bead* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brightly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The baby plays with beads only when it is not hungry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t1:o2:1
# text = The baby plays with beads only when it is not hungry
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	beads	bead	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | the baby |  |  |  |  | with beads | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with bead=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | baby |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The four-year-old plays with beads only at a table the baby cannot reach

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t1:o3:1
# text = The four-year-old plays with beads only at a table the baby cannot reach
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plays	play	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	beads	bead	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **reach** | can | the baby | a table *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent table=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The beads stay on the floor so they are easy to find

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t1:o4:1
# text = The beads stay on the floor so they are easy to find
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beads	bead	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | the beads |  |  | the floor |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on floor=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | beads *= bead* |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **find** | to-infinitive | beads *= bead* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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