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title: Your friend was stung, his lips are swelling and he's wheezing. What… — Burns, sunburn and stings · tree and pragmatics
description: Your friend was stung, his lips are swelling and he's wheezing. What would a good grown-up do? Test 6 of lesson 6 «Burns, sunburn and stings» 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 right.
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# Test 6 · Burns, sunburn and stings

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Your friend was stung, his lips are swelling and he's wheezing. What would a good grown-up do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** lips, friend · **What happens:** sting, swell, wheeze, grow up · **To what, where:** friend

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This is test 6 of lesson 6 «Burns, sunburn and stings» 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/6-burns-sunburn-and-stings/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend was stung, his lips are swelling and he's wheezing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:t6:1
# text = Your friend was stung, his lips are swelling and he's wheezing.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	stung	sting	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	swelling	swell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	wheezing	wheeze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sting** | past · passive |  | Your friend |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **swell** | present · progressive | friend's lips |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **wheeze** | present · progressive | friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 would a good grown-up do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:t6:2
# text = What would a good grown-up do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	1	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	do	do	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Put a dock leaf on it and keep him calm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:t6:o1:1
# text = Put a dock leaf on it and keep him calm
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dock	dock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a dock leaf |  | leaf |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme on it=Destination |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Give him a biscuit and wait to see what happens

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:t6:o2:1
# text = Give him a biscuit and wait to see what happens
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wait	wait	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
10	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a biscuit | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient biscuit=Theme |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tell him to stop being silly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:t6:o3:1
# text = Tell him to stop being silly
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |

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

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Call 999 and use his adrenaline pen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:t6:o4:1
# text = Call 999 and use his adrenaline pen
1	Call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	999	999	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	adrenaline	adrenaline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* | 999 |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 999=Recipient |
| 2 | **use** | infinitive | you *not said here* | his adrenaline pen |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pen=Patient |

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