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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the cause of a washing machine moving across the floor during its spin cycle? Exam question 3 of lesson 12 «Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Exam question 3 · Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the cause of a washing machine moving across the floor during its spin cycle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** washing machine · **What happens:** follow, characteris, move, cause · **To what, where:** cause, floor, washing machine

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the cause of a washing machine moving across the floor during its spin cycle?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	across	across	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	during	during	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	spin	spin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	cycle	cycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the cause of a washing machine |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | a washing machine *not said here* |  |  | the floor | during floor's spin cycle |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across floor=Trajectory |
| 4 | **cause** |  |  | a washing machine |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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 water supplied was excessively cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e3:o1:1
# text = The water supplied was excessively cold
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	excessively	excessively	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | participle |  | the water *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the water |  |  |  |  | cold, excessively *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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An uneven distribution of garments unbalances the drum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e3:o2:1
# text = An uneven distribution of garments unbalances the drum
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	uneven	uneven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	distribution	distribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	unbalances	unbalance	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unbalance** | present | a uneven distribution of garments | the drum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **distribute** |  |  | garments |  |  |  |  | nom distribution «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An insufficient quantity of detergent was used in the wash

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e3:o3:1
# text = An insufficient quantity of detergent was used in the wash
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	detergent	detergent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wash	wash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · passive |  | a insufficient quantity of detergent |  | the wash |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The machine was installed upon a carpet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:12-washing-drying-vacuuming-ironing:e3:o4:1
# text = The machine was installed upon a carpet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	installed	install	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **install** | past · passive |  | the machine |  | a carpet |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme upon carpet=Destination |

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