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title: my mate says a toy got recalled cos it "exploded in a kid's hand". w… — Safe toys and fair board games · tree and pragmatics
description: my mate says a toy got recalled cos it "exploded in a kid's hand". what's the bit to trust Test 19 · ★ 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 choice was right.
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# Test 19 · ★ · Safe toys and fair board games

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my mate says a toy got recalled cos it "exploded in a kid's hand". what's the bit to trust

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate · **What happens:** say, recall, explode, be, trust · **To what, where:** toy, hand, bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ 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/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t19:1
# text = my mate says a toy got recalled cos it "exploded in a kid's hand". what's the bit to trust
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	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	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	recalled	recall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	exploded	explode	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **recall** | past · passive |  | a toy |  |  |  | cos mate | tree rules |
| 3 | **explode** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  | a kid's hand |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hand=Location |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the bit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **trust** | to-infinitive | my mate *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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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A recalled toy is dangerous; stop using it and tell a parent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t19:o1:1
# text = A recalled toy is dangerous; stop using it and tell a parent
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	recalled	recall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
8	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recall** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a recalled toy |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **use** | gerund |  | toy |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | a parent |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Recalls are just for old toys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t19:o2:1
# text = Recalls are just for old toys
1	Recalls	recall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Recalls |  |  |  |  | for old toys | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Recalled toys are fine to keep using if they look okay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t19:o3:1
# text = Recalled toys are fine to keep using if they look okay
1	Recalled	recall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
7	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recall** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Recalled toys |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **use** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **look** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | toys *= toy* |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Every recalled toy explodes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:302-toys-and-board-games:t19:o4:1
# text = Every recalled toy explodes
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	recalled	recall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	explodes	explode	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recall** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **explode** | present | every recalled toy |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «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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