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title: Your little cousin is trying to push a hair clip into a socket. What… — Electricity and safety · tree and pragmatics
description: Your little cousin is trying to push a hair clip into a socket. What should happen? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 28 «Electricity and safety» 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 3 · ★ · Electricity and safety

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Your little cousin is trying to push a hair clip into a socket. What should happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** little cousin · **What happens:** try, push, happen · **To what, where:** hair clip, socket

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 28 «Electricity and safety» 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/28-electricity-and-safety/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your little cousin is trying to push a hair clip into a socket.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:28-electricity-and-safety:t3:1
# text = Your little cousin is trying to push a hair clip into a socket.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	clip	clip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present · progressive | Your little cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **push** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Your little cousin *not said here* | a hair clip |  | a socket |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clip=Theme into socket=Destination |

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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:physics:28-electricity-and-safety:t3:2
# 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Stop her at once; a socket can give a deadly shock

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:28-electricity-and-safety:t3:o1:1
# text = Stop her at once; a socket can give a deadly shock
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	socket	socket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality she=Eventuality |
| 2 | **give** | can | a socket | a deadly shock |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shock=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Let her, the shutters make it totally safe for children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:28-electricity-and-safety:t3:o2:1
# text = Let her, the shutters make it totally safe for children
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shutters	shutter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | the shutters | it |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material it=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Turn off the lights first, then let her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:28-electricity-and-safety:t3:o3:1
# text = Turn off the lights first, then let her
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | imperative | you *not said here* | the lights |  |  |  | first *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent light=Patient |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Let her, hair clips are too small to matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:28-electricity-and-safety:t3:o4:1
# text = Let her, hair clips are too small to matter
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	clips	clip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | hair clips |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **matter** | to-infinitive | hair clips *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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