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title: A boy in Leeds offers to dry the dishes. A pan of very hot water is… — Helping in the kitchen, bathroom priva… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy in Leeds offers to dry the dishes. A pan of very hot water is on the side. What should he do? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 321 «Helping in the kitchen, bathroom privacy, screen time, playing fair and growing at your own speed» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Test 1 · ★ · Helping in the kitchen, bathroom privacy, screen time, pla…

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A boy in Leeds offers to dry the dishes. A pan of very hot water is on the side. What should he do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, pan · **What happens:** offer, dry, be, do · **To what, where:** dishes, side

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 321 «Helping in the kitchen, bathroom privacy, screen time, playing fair and growing at your own speed» 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/321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Leeds offers to dry the dishes.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t1:1
# text = A boy in Leeds offers to dry the dishes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	offers	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | present | a boy in Leeds |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a boy in Leeds *not said here* | the dishes |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient dish=Result |

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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:* A pan of very hot water is on the side.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t1:2
# text = A pan of very hot water is on the side.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a pan of hot water |  |  | the side |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What should he do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t1:3
# text = What should he do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **do** | should | boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Pour cold water on his hands first and then lift it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t1:o1:1
# text = Pour cold water on his hands first and then lift it
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	lift	lift	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | cold water |  | his hands |  | first *property* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 2 | **lift** | infinitive | you *not said here* | water |  |  | then |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Let a grown-up empty the hot pan and help with the rest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t1:o2:1
# text = Let a grown-up empty the hot pan and help with the rest
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | a grown empty hot pan and help |  |  |  | with the rest | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pan=Theme |
| 2 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stop helping in the kitchen at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t1:o3:1
# text = Stop helping in the kitchen at all
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **help** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | the kitchen |  | at all | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Empty the hot pan himself quickly to save the grown-up time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:321-kitchen-help-privacy-screens-fair-play-and-growing:t1:o4:1
# text = Empty the hot pan himself quickly to save the grown-up time
1	Empty	empty	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **empty** | imperative | you *not said here* | the hot pan |  |  |  | himself *= he* *obl*; quickly *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pan=Source |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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