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title: they reckon if someone's getting a shock u should pull them off quic… — Electricity at home · tree and pragmatics
description: they reckon if someone's getting a shock u should pull them off quick, that's what heroes do Test 18 · ★ 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 right.
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# Test 18 · ★ · Electricity at home

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
they reckon if someone's getting a shock u should pull them off quick, that's what heroes do

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** they, someone, that, heroes · **What happens:** reckon, get, pull off, be, do · **To what, where:** shock, them

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This is test 18 · ★ 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/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t18:1
# text = they reckon if someone's getting a shock u should pull them off quick, that's what heroes do
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckon	reckon	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
10	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
14	quick	quick	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	parataxis	_	_
19	heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | gerund |  | a shock |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent shock=Beneficiary you=Theme |
| 3 | **pull off** *a condition, not said to happen* | should | someone | them *= they* |  |  |  | quick *property* | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |
| 4 | **is a** | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | present | heroes |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are right, if you use wet hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t18:o1:1
# text = They are right, if you use wet hands
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | wet hands |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrong; never touch them, an adult should switch off the power and call for help

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t18:o2:1
# text = Wrong; never touch them, an adult should switch off the power and call for help
1	Wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	switch	switch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **touch** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **switch off** | should | a adult | the power |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
| 3 | **call** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are right, pull them off at once, every second counts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t18:o3:1
# text = They are right, pull them off at once, every second counts
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	csubj	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	counts	count	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | every second counts *obl*; right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pull off** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are right, as long as you are quick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:t18:o4:1
# text = They are right, as long as you are quick
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | long, right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |

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