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title: knocked his big tooth out at footy!! where do i hold it — Flossing and caring for your teeth · tree and pragmatics
description: knocked his big tooth out at footy!! where do i hold it Test 12 · ★ of lesson 74 «Flossing and caring for your teeth» 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 12 · ★ · Flossing and caring for your teeth

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knocked his big tooth out at footy!! where do i hold it

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** i · **What happens:** knock out, hold · **To what, where:** big tooth, footy, tooth

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 74 «Flossing and caring for your teeth» 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/74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth:t12:1
# text = knocked his big tooth out at footy!! where do i hold it
1	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	footy	footy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!!	!!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock out** | past |  | his big tooth |  | footy |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme at footy=Destination |
| 2 | **hold** | present · do-support | i | tooth |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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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Wrap it in tissue, see a dentist next week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth:t12:o1:1
# text = Wrap it in tissue, see a dentist next week
1	Wrap	wrap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | tissue |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in tissue=Destination |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive |  | a dentist |  |  | week |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dentist=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By the root, wash it with soap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth:t12:o2:1
# text = By the root, wash it with soap
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | root |  |  |  | by the root; with soap | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with soap=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Throw it away, a new one grows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth:t12:o3:1
# text = Throw it away, a new one grows
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw away** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a new one |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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By the white top, keep it in milk and see a dentist now

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth:t12:o4:1
# text = By the white top, keep it in milk and see a dentist now
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | top |  | milk |  | by the white top | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme by top=Location |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a dentist |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dentist=Stimulus |

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