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title: It is given that the lint filter of a tumble dryer has not been empt… — Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the lint filter of a tumble dryer has not been emptied. Identify the principal hazard thereby created. Exam question 2 of lesson 12 «Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Exam question 2 · Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing

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It is given that the lint filter of a tumble dryer has not been emptied. Identify the principal hazard thereby created.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, principal hazard · **What happens:** give, not empty, identify, create · **To what, where:** It, lint filter, principal hazard

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 12 «Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing» 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/12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the lint filter of a tumble dryer has not been emptied.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e2:1
# text = It is given that the lint filter of a tumble dryer has not been emptied.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lint	lint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	filter	filter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	tumble	tumble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	dryer	dryer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	emptied	empty	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **empty** | present · perfect · passive |  | the lint filter of a tumble dryer |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

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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:* Identify the principal hazard thereby created.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e2:2
# text = Identify the principal hazard thereby created.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	created	create	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal hazard |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent hazard=Theme |
| 2 | **create** | past | the principal hazard *not said here* |  |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The drum may rotate in reverse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e2:o1:1
# text = The drum may rotate in reverse
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	rotate	rotate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reverse	reverse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rotate** | may | the drum |  |  | reverse |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in reverse=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The garments may be rendered damp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e2:o2:1
# text = The garments may be rendered damp
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | may · passive |  | the garments |  |  |  | damp *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The machine may consume no electricity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e2:o3:1
# text = The machine may consume no electricity
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	consume	consume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | may | the machine | no electricity |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Asset |

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

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The accumulated fluff may ignite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e2:o4:1
# text = The accumulated fluff may ignite
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	accumulated	accumulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	fluff	fluff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	ignite	ignite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accumulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ignite** | may | the accumulated fluff |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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