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title: Freya cleans deep inside her ears with cotton buds every day and sho… — Eyes and ears · tree and pragmatics
description: Freya cleans deep inside her ears with cotton buds every day and shows off about it. What do you point out? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» of the myths 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 5 · ★ · Eyes and ears

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Freya cleans deep inside her ears with cotton buds every day and shows off about it. What do you point out?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Freya, you · **What happens:** clean, show off, point out · **To what, where:** ears

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» 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/3-eyes-and-ears/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Freya cleans deep inside her ears with cotton buds every day and shows off about it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t5:1
# text = Freya cleans deep inside her ears with cotton buds every day and shows off about it.
1	Freya	Freya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleans	clean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	buds	bud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | present | Freya |  |  | Freya's ears | day | with cotton buds; deep *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with bud=Instrument |
| 2 | **show off** | present | Freya *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about it | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

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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 do you point out?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t5:2
# text = What do you point out?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	point	point	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point out** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She should use two cotton buds instead of one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t5:o1:1
# text = She should use two cotton buds instead of one
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	buds	bud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | should | She | two cotton buds |  |  |  | instead one | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bud=Patient |

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

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The packet itself says not to put them in your ear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t5:o2:1
# text = The packet itself says not to put them in your ear
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	packet	packet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod:unmarked	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the packet  packet |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **put** | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  | your ear |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in ear=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Wax only comes out if you never wash your hair with shampoo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t5:o3:1
# text = Wax only comes out if you never wash your hair with shampoo
1	Wax	Wax	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | Wax |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **wash** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | you | your hair |  |  |  | with shampoo | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hair=Patient with shampoo=Instrument |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Cotton buds should be wet to work properly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t5:o4:1
# text = Cotton buds should be wet to work properly
1	Cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	buds	bud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should | Cotton buds |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | to-infinitive | Cotton buds *not said here* |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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