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description: Dad: «Towel. On. The. Floor. Again.» What's the real problem with leaving it there? Test 7 of lesson 351 «Homework, practice and the team counting on you» 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 ri
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# Test 7 · Homework, practice and the team counting on you

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Dad: «Towel. On. The. Floor. Again.» What's the real problem with leaving it there?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** real problem · **What happens:** be, leave · **To what, where:** problem

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This is test 7 of lesson 351 «Homework, practice and the team counting on you» 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/351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad: «Towel.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:1
# text = Dad: «Towel.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Towel	towel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* On.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:2
# text = On.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* The.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:3
# text = The.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 4:* Floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:4
# text = Floor.
1	Floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 5:* Again.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:5
# text = Again.»
1	Again	again	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 6:* What's the real problem with leaving it there?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:6
# text = What's the real problem with leaving it there?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the real problem |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | the real problem *not said here* | problem |  | there |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It stays damp, smells and makes more washing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:o1:1
# text = It stays damp, smells and makes more washing
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	smells	smell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | It | smells |  |  |  | damp *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | more washing |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset washing=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Towels get lonely on rails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:o2:1
# text = Towels get lonely on rails
1	Towels	towel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lonely	lonely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rails	rail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Towels |  |  | rails |  | lonely *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on rail=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad just likes neat floors and shiny bathrooms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:o3:1
# text = Dad just likes neat floors and shiny bathrooms
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bathrooms	bathroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Dad | neat floors and shiny bathrooms |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot floor=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is no real problem

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:t7:o4:1
# text = There is no real problem
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no real problem |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «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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