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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the overloading of a socket. Exam question 4 of lesson 32 «Electricity at home» 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Electricity at home

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the overloading of a socket.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, overload · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 32 «Electricity at home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/32-electricity-at-home/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the overloading of a socket.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	overloading	overload	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **overload** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of a socket | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: 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 {#o1}

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A socket cannot be overloaded by household appliances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e4:o1:1
# text = A socket cannot be overloaded by household appliances
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	overloaded	overload	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	appliances	appliance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **overload** | can · passive | household appliances | a socket |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too many appliances plugged into a single socket may overheat the wires and cause a fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e4:o2:1
# text = Too many appliances plugged into a single socket may overheat the wires and cause a fire
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	appliances	appliance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
4	plugged	plug	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	overheat	overheat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plug** | participle |  | many appliances *not said here* |  | a single socket |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **overheat** | may | many appliances | the wires |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent wire=Patient |
| 3 | **cause** | infinitive | many appliances *not said here* | a fire |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fire=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Several appliances in one socket save electricity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e4:o3:1
# text = Several appliances in one socket save electricity
1	Several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	appliances	appliance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | present | Several appliances in one socket | electricity |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Overloading a socket merely causes the lights to dim

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e4:o4:1
# text = Overloading a socket merely causes the lights to dim
1	Overloading	overload	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	dim	dim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overload** | gerund |  | a socket |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent socket=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | present | Overloading | the lights |  |  |  | merely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **dim** | to-infinitive | the lights *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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