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title: mate held a banger in his hand for a laugh in a video. what's the re… — Bangs and loud sounds: firecrackers an… · tree and pragmatics
description: mate held a banger in his hand for a laugh in a video. what's the real danger? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 19 «Bangs and loud sounds: firecrackers and ears» of the physics 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 2 · ★ · Bangs and loud sounds: firecrackers and ears

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mate held a banger in his hand for a laugh in a video. what's the real danger?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate · **What happens:** hold, be · **To what, where:** banger, hand, real danger

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 19 «Bangs and loud sounds: firecrackers and ears» of the physics 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/physics/19-bangs-and-loud-sounds-firecrackers-and-ears/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:19-bangs-and-loud-sounds-firecrackers-and-ears:t2:1
# text = mate held a banger in his hand for a laugh in a video. what's the real danger?
1	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	banger	banger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | mate | a banger |  | mate's hand |  | for a laugh in a video | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent banger=Theme in hand=Location |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the real danger |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It just makes your hand tingle for a bit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:19-bangs-and-loud-sounds-firecrackers-and-ears:t2:o1:1
# text = It just makes your hand tingle for a bit
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tingle	tingle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | your hand tingle |  |  |  | for a bit | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent tingle=Product for bit=Asset |
| 2 | **tingle** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom tingle «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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None, bangers are only loud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:19-bangs-and-loud-sounds-firecrackers-and-ears:t2:o2:1
# text = None, bangers are only loud
1	None	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bangers	banger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | None bangers |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It can break bones, burn skin and take off fingers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:19-bangs-and-loud-sounds-firecrackers-and-ears:t2:o3:1
# text = It can break bones, burn skin and take off fingers
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | can | It | bones |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bone=Patient |
| 2 | **burn** | present |  | skin |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
| 3 | **take off** | infinitive |  | fingers |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It only hurts if the banger is wet or old, otherwise it is fine

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:19-bangs-and-loud-sounds-firecrackers-and-ears:t2:o4:1
# text = It only hurts if the banger is wet or old, otherwise it is fine
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	banger	banger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	expl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the banger |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the banger *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | the banger *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine, otherwise *property* | tree rules |

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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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