--- title: My brother flushes wet wipes because the packet says flushable. Is i… — Heating, water pipes and drains · tree and pragmatics description: My brother flushes wet wipes because the packet says flushable. Is it a good idea? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Heating, water pipes and drains» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains/t5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Technology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/) / [Heating, water pipes and drains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/technology/13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★★ · Heating, water pipes and drains My brother flushes wet wipes because the packet says flushable. Is it a good idea? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, packet · **What happens:** flush, say, be · **To what, where:** wet wipes, good idea · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Heating, water pipes and drains» of the technology 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/technology/13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* My brother flushes wet wipes because the packet says flushable. ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:t5:1 # text = My brother flushes wet wipes because the packet says flushable. 1 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 flushes flush VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 wet wet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 wipes wipe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 6 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 packet packet NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 10 flushable flushable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flush** | present | My brother | wet wipes | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent wipe=Source | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the packet | | | | | flushable *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* Is it a good idea? ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:t5:2 # text = Is it a good idea? 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 expl _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 idea idea NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a good idea | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, they melt away in the water like toilet paper ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:t5:o1:1 # text = Yes, they melt away in the water like toilet paper 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 melt melt VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 like like ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 toilet toilet NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **melt away** | present | they | | | the water | | like toilet paper; away *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} No, wipes help block pipes and make fatbergs ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:t5:o2:1 # text = No, wipes help block pipes and make fatbergs 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 wipes wipe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 help help VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 block block VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 6 pipes pipe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 9 fatbergs fatberg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present | wipes | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **block** | infinitive | wipes *not said here* | pipes | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer pipe=Theme | | 3 | **make** | infinitive | wipes *not said here* | fatbergs | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fatberg=Product | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, they turn into soft paper as soon as they're wet ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:t5:o3:1 # text = Yes, they turn into soft paper as soon as they're wet 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 turn turn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 into into ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 soft soft ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 as as ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ _ 10 as as SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 11 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 wet wet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | present | they | | | soft paper | | soon *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into paper=Trajectory | | 2 | **is** | present | they | | | | | wet *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, only because they float back up into the bowl ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:t5:o4:1 # text = No, only because they float back up into the bowl 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 float float VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 up up ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 9 into into ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 bowl bowl NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **float** | present | they | | | the bowl | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into bowl=Destination | **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. 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