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title: A boy collapses shaking at the park and an older kid yells, "Grab hi… — What really happens to things you swal… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy collapses shaking at the park and an older kid yells, "Grab his tongue or he'll swallow it!" What should happen? Test 8 of lesson 1 «What really happens to things you swallow» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 8 · What really happens to things you swallow

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A boy collapses shaking at the park and an older kid yells, "Grab his tongue or he'll swallow it!" What should happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, older kid · **What happens:** collapse, shake, yell, grab, swallow, happen · **To what, where:** tongue · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 1 «What really happens to things you swallow» of the myths 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/myths/1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy collapses shaking at the park and an older kid yells, "Grab his tongue or he'll swallow it!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t8:1
# text = A boy collapses shaking at the park and an older kid yells, "Grab his tongue or he'll swallow it!"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collapses	collapse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	shaking	shake	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	yells	yell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	swallow	swallow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collapse** | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shake** | gerund | a boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the park | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer at park=Stimulus |
| 3 | **yell** *speech: express* | present | a older kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **grab** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | kid's tongue |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme |
| 5 | **swallow** *in a quote* | future | boy | tongue |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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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 should happen?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t8:2
# text = What should happen?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | should |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Pour water into his mouth to wake him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t8:o1:1
# text = Pour water into his mouth to wake him
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
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	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | water |  | his mouth |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme into mouth=Destination |
| 2 | **wake** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hold his tongue firmly with your fingers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t8:o2:1
# text = Hold his tongue firmly with your fingers
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | his tongue |  |  |  | with your fingers; firmly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme |

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

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Keep him away from hard things, put nothing in his mouth, get help

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t8:o3:1
# text = Keep him away from hard things, put nothing in his mouth, get help
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
15	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* | hard things |  | away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer he=Beneficiary from thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | you *not said here* | nothing |  | his mouth |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme in mouth=Destination |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | help |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Push a stick between his teeth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t8:o4:1
# text = Push a stick between his teeth
1	Push	push	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | imperative | you *not said here* | a stick |  | his teeth |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stick=Theme between tooth=Destination |

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