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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Cooking machines: oven, microwave, ket… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the automatic cut-out of an electric kettle. Exam question 4 of lesson 11 «Cooking machines: oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and hob» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 4 · Cooking machines: oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and hob

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the automatic cut-out of an electric kettle.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, automatic cut out

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 11 «Cooking machines: oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and hob» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/technology/11-cooking-machines/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:11-cooking-machines:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the automatic cut-out of an electric kettle.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	automatic	automatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	out	out	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the automatic cut out of a electric kettle |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus out=Experiencer |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The weight of the water depresses a switch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:11-cooking-machines:e4:o1:1
# text = The weight of the water depresses a switch
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	depresses	depress	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	switch	switch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depress** | present | the weight of the water | a switch |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus switch=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The handle detects heat and releases the switch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:11-cooking-machines:e4:o2:1
# text = The handle detects heat and releases the switch
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detects	detect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	releases	release	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	switch	switch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | present | the handle | heat |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer heat=Stimulus |
| 2 | **release** | present | the handle *not said here* | the switch |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer switch=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A timer disconnects the supply after a set interval of three minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:11-cooking-machines:e4:o3:1
# text = A timer disconnects the supply after a set interval of three minutes
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	timer	timer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	disconnects	disconnect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	supply	supply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	set	set	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	interval	interval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disconnect** | present | a timer | the supply |  |  | after a set interval of three minutes |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supply=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Steam deflects a bimetallic strip, which opens the switch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:11-cooking-machines:e4:o4:1
# text = Steam deflects a bimetallic strip, which opens the switch
1	Steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	deflects	deflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bimetallic	bimetallic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	strip	strip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	switch	switch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deflect** | present | Steam | a bimetallic strip |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent strip=Patient |
| 2 | **open** | present | a bimetallic strip | the switch |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location switch=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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