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title: «spilt me juice on the laptop, it's fine, it'll dry» What is the saf… — Phones and computer chips · tree and pragmatics
description: «spilt me juice on the laptop, it's fine, it'll dry» What is the safer habit? Test 12 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Phones and computer chips» 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 right.
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# Test 12 · ★★ · Phones and computer chips

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«spilt me juice on the laptop, it's fine, it'll dry» What is the safer habit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** juice · **What happens:** spilt, be, dry · **To what, where:** me, laptop, safer habit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Phones and computer chips» 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/9-phones-and-computer-chips/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t12:1
# text = «spilt me juice on the laptop, it's fine, it'll dry» What is the safer habit?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	spilt	spilt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	laptop	laptop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	amod	_	_
21	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spilt** *in a quote* | past |  | me |  | the laptop |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **dry** *in a quote* | future | juice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the safer habit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Keep drinks away from laptops, as spills can ruin them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t12:o1:1
# text = Keep drinks away from laptops, as spills can ruin them
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	laptops	laptop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	spills	spill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	ruin	ruin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | imperative | you *not said here* | drinks |  | laptops |  | away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer drink=Beneficiary from laptop=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ruin** | can | spills | drinks *= drink* |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Laptops are always waterproof, so a spill can't really hurt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t12:o2:1
# text = Laptops are always waterproof, so a spill can't really hurt
1	Laptops	laptop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	waterproof	waterproof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spill	spill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	really	really	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Laptops |  |  |  |  | always, waterproof *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **hurt** | can | a spill |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pour water on straight away to wash the juice off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t12:o3:1
# text = Pour water on straight away to wash the juice off
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 2 | **wash off** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the juice |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Juice is good for the keys and makes them press more softly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t12:o4:1
# text = Juice is good for the keys and makes them press more softly
1	Juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	press	press	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
12	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Juice |  |  |  |  | for the keys; good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | Juice *not said here* | keys *= key* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **press** | infinitive | keys *= key* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | softly *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

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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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