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description: my cousin's friend stuck a fork in the plug socket and got thrown across the room, his hair went all spiky Test 17 · ★ 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 rig
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# Test 17 · ★ · Electricity at home

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my cousin's friend stuck a fork in the plug socket and got thrown across the room, his hair went all spiky

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, hair · **What happens:** stick, throw, go · **To what, where:** fork, plug socket, room

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 32 «Electricity 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/32-electricity-at-home/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t17:1
# text = my cousin's friend stuck a fork in the plug socket and got thrown across the room, his hair went all spiky
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	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stuck	stick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fork	fork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	plug	plug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
15	across	across	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
22	all	all	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	spiky	spiky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | past | my cousin's friend | a fork |  | the plug socket |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent fork=Theme in socket=Destination |
| 2 | **throw** | past · passive | my cousin's friend *not said here* |  |  | the room |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 3 | **go** | past | friend's hair |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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It proves sockets only shock boys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t17:o1:1
# text = It proves sockets only shock boys
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sockets	socket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shock	shock	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | It | sockets |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent socket=Theme |
| 2 | **shock** | present |  | boys |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus boy=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is gossip, so sockets are harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t17:o2:1
# text = It is gossip, so sockets are harmless
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	sockets	socket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | gossip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | sockets | gossip *not said here* |  |  |  | harmless *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Real lesson: forks are safe if they are plastic-handled

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t17:o3:1
# text = Real lesson: forks are safe if they are plastic-handled
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	forks	fork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
10	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	handled	handle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | forks |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **handle** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | forks *= fork* |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Real lesson: never push anything into a socket; the spiky hair is probably made up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t17:o4:1
# text = Real lesson: never push anything into a socket; the spiky hair is probably made up
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	spiky	spiky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **push** | infinitive | Real lesson *not said here* | anything |  | a socket |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent anything=Theme into socket=Destination |
| 2 | **make up** | present · passive | Real lesson *not said here* | the spiky hair |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot |

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