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title: In a cartoon a recycling lorry tips everything into one hole and new… — Bottles, cans and recycling · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a recycling lorry tips everything into one hole and new cans pop straight out. What happens first in real life? Test 7 of lesson 4 «Bottles, cans and recycling» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 7 · Bottles, cans and recycling

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In a cartoon a recycling lorry tips everything into one hole and new cans pop straight out. What happens first in real life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** recycling lorry, new cans · **What happens:** tip, pop, happen · **To what, where:** everything, cartoon, real life

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This is test 7 of lesson 4 «Bottles, cans and recycling» 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/4-bottles-cans-and-recycling/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a recycling lorry tips everything into one hole and new cans pop straight out.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:t7:1
# text = In a cartoon a recycling lorry tips everything into one hole and new cans pop straight out.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	recycling	recycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	tips	tip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	cans	can	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	pop	pop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	out	out	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | present | a recycling lorry | everything |  | a cartoon |  | into one hole *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer everything=Theme into hole=Result |
| 2 | **pop** | present | new cans |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What happens first in real life?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:t7:2
# text = What happens first in real life?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  | real life |  | first *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in life=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Everything is melted together at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:t7:o1:1
# text = Everything is melted together at once
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present · passive |  | Everything |  |  |  | together *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The recycling is buried in the ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:t7:o2:1
# text = The recycling is buried in the ground
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	recycling	recycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present · passive |  | the recycling |  | the ground |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in ground=Destination |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Belts, magnets, air jets, cameras and people sort the materials

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:t7:o3:1
# text = Belts, magnets, air jets, cameras and people sort the materials
1	Belts	belt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	magnets	magnet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	jets	jet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	cameras	camera	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
11	sort	sort	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | present | Belts and magnets and air jets and cameras and people | the materials |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent material=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The lorry squeezes all the rubbish together into brand-new cans on the way

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:t7:o4:1
# text = The lorry squeezes all the rubbish together into brand-new cans on the way
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lorry	lorry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squeezes	squeeze	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cans	can	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | present | the lorry | all rubbish |  | brand new cans on the way |  | together *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent rubbish=Material into can=Product |

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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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