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title: did u hear the Johnsons' microwave blew up cos their kid put a spoon… — Simple cooking and a healthy breakfast · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear the Johnsons' microwave blew up cos their kid put a spoon in it, sparks everywhere Test 17 of lesson 38 «Simple cooking and a healthy breakfast» 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 r
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# Test 17 · Simple cooking and a healthy breakfast

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did u hear the Johnsons' microwave blew up cos their kid put a spoon in it, sparks everywhere

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, microwave, kid · **What happens:** hear, blow up, put · **To what, where:** Johnsons, spoon, microwave

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This is test 17 of lesson 38 «Simple cooking and a healthy breakfast» 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/38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast:t17:1
# text = did u hear the Johnsons' microwave blew up cos their kid put a spoon in it, sparks everywhere
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Johnsons	johnson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	sparks	spark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
20	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | the Johnsons and sparks |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer johnson=Stimulus |
| 2 | **blow up** | past | microwave | the Johnsons and sparks *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent johnson=Patient |
| 3 | **put** | past | Johnsons's kid | a spoon |  | microwave |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme in it=Destination |

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

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Real lesson: never put metal in a microwave; «blew up» is probably exaggerated

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast:t17:o1:1
# text = Real lesson: never put metal in a microwave; «blew up» is probably exaggerated
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	appos	_	_
6	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
16	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **put** | infinitive |  | metal |  | a microwave |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **blow up** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  | Real lesson |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Real lesson: microwaves blow up on their own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast:t17:o2:1
# text = Real lesson: microwaves blow up on their own
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	blow	blow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow up** | present | microwaves | Real lesson |  | microwaves's own |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent lesson=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It proves only spoons cause problems

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast:t17:o3:1
# text = It proves only spoons cause problems
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	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	spoons	spoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	problems	problem	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 |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | present | spoons | problems |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition problem=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is gossip, so metal in microwaves is fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast:t17:o4:1
# text = It is gossip, so metal in microwaves is fine
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	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
6	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	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 | metal in microwaves | gossip *not said here* |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

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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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