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description: Which of the following most accurately characterises the so-called five-second rule concerning dropped food? Exam question 2 of lesson 79 «Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 2 · Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the so-called five-second rule concerning dropped food?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** following, second rule · **What happens:** follow, characteris, call, concern, drop · **To what, where:** second rule, dropped food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 79 «Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e2:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately characterises the so-called five-second rule concerning dropped food?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	1	det:predet	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	_
12	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	amod	_	_
15	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	xcomp	_	_
16	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present | following |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** | participle | following *not said here* | second rule |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | second rule *not said here* | dropped food |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus food=Experiencer |
| 5 | **drop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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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It is accurate solely on clean kitchen floors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e2:o1:1
# text = It is accurate solely on clean kitchen floors
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	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	floors	floor	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 | It |  |  | clean kitchen floors |  | accurate, solely *property* | tree rules |

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

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It is a myth, as food picks up germs at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e2:o2:1
# text = It is a myth, as food picks up germs at once
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	picks	pick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a myth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pick up** | present | food | germs |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is accurate provided the food is dry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e2:o3:1
# text = It is accurate provided the food is dry
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	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | participle |  | the food |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition food=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | dry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is accurate, as germs require five seconds to arrive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e2:o4:1
# text = It is accurate, as germs require five seconds to arrive
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	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	require	require	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **require** | present | germs |  |  |  | second |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **arrive** | to-infinitive | germs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «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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