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title: Ben coughs into his hand then opens the door. What's the problem? — Germs, the immune system and hand-wash… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ben coughs into his hand then opens the door. What's the problem? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 30 «Germs, the immune system and hand-washing» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 4 · ★ · Germs, the immune system and hand-washing

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Ben coughs into his hand then opens the door. What's the problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ben, problem · **What happens:** cough, open, be · **To what, where:** hand, door

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 30 «Germs, the immune system and hand-washing» of the medicine 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/medicine/30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ben coughs into his hand then opens the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing:t4:1
# text = Ben coughs into his hand then opens the door.
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	coughs	cough	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cough** | present | Ben |  |  | Ben's hand |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent into hand=Recipient |
| 2 | **open** | present | Ben *not said here* | the door |  |  | then |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's the problem?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing:t4:2
# text = What's the problem?
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	4	det	_	_
4	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	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 problem |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, coughs don't carry any germs at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing:t4:o1:1
# text = Nothing, coughs don't carry any germs at all
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	coughs	cough	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **carry** | present · do-support | Nothing coughs | any germs |  | all |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The door handle gets sticky, that's all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing:t4:o2:1
# text = The door handle gets sticky, that's all
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the door handle |  |  |  |  | sticky *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Germs from his hand go onto the handle for others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing:t4:o3:1
# text = Germs from his hand go onto the handle for others
1	Germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | infinitive | Germs from his hand |  |  | the handle |  | for others | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme onto handle=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Germs die on hands the moment they land there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing:t4:o4:1
# text = Germs die on hands the moment they land there
1	Germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	die	die	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	land	land	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | Germs |  |  | hands; there | moment |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **land** | present | Germs *= germ* | the moment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V ADVP»: agent=Theme moment=Destination |

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