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title: A girl is shivering, soaking wet, on a freezing winter walk. Why sho… — Colds, coughs and the weather · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl is shivering, soaking wet, on a freezing winter walk. Why should she get warm and dry fast? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 4 «Colds, coughs and the weather» 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 11 · ★ · Colds, coughs and the weather

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A girl is shivering, soaking wet, on a freezing winter walk. Why should she get warm and dry fast?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** girl · **What happens:** shiver, soak, walk, get

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 4 «Colds, coughs and the weather» 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/4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl is shivering, soaking wet, on a freezing winter walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t11:1
# text = A girl is shivering, soaking wet, on a freezing winter walk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	shivering	shiver	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	soaking	soak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
13	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shiver** | present · progressive | a girl |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **soak** | gerund | a girl *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **walk** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | winter |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Why should she get warm and dry fast?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t11:2
# text = Why should she get warm and dry fast?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | should | girl |  |  |  |  | fast, warm *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Being soaked in great cold can lead to dangerous hypothermia

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t11:o1:1
# text = Being soaked in great cold can lead to dangerous hypothermia
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	soaked	soak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	csubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hypothermia	hypothermia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **soak** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | in great cold | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: in cold=Theme |
| 2 | **lead** | can |  |  |  |  |  | to dangerous hypothermia | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to hypothermia=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Her wet coat is full of cold viruses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t11:o2:1
# text = Her wet coat is full of cold viruses
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	viruses	virus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Her wet coat |  |  |  |  | of cold viruses; full *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She'll catch a cold within ten minutes if she doesn't change at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t11:o3:1
# text = She'll catch a cold within ten minutes if she doesn't change at once
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | future | She | a cold |  |  | minute |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **change** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · do-support | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wet clothes make your snot turn green

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t11:o4:1
# text = Wet clothes make your snot turn green
1	Wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	snot	snot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Wet clothes | your snot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | infinitive | your snot *not said here* |  |  |  |  | green *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme 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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