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description: «screen's cracked but still works, I'll just keep swiping» What is the safe advice? Test 2 · ★★ 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 wrong.
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Phones and computer chips

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«screen's cracked but still works, I'll just keep swiping» What is the safe advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I · **What happens:** crack, work, keep, swipe, be · **To what, where:** screen, safe advice

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This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t2:1
# text = «screen's cracked but still works, I'll just keep swiping» What is the safe advice?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cracked	crack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	swiping	swipe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** *in a quote* | participle · passive |  | screen |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **work** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  | still |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** *in a quote* | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **swipe** *in a quote* | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | the safe advice |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Pick the loose bits of glass out with your nails

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t2:o1:1
# text = Pick the loose bits of glass out with your nails
1	Pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick out** | imperative | you *not said here* | the loose bits of glass |  |  |  | with your nails | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Patient |

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

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Cover the crack until it is fixed, as broken glass can cut

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t2:o2:1
# text = Cover the crack until it is fixed, as broken glass can cut
1	Cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	crack	crack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | imperative | you *not said here* | the crack |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme crack=Destination |
| 2 | **fix** | present · passive |  | crack |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **cut** | can | broken glass |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Lick the crack to seal it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t2:o3:1
# text = Lick the crack to seal it
1	Lick	lick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	crack	crack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	seal	seal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lick** | imperative | you *not said here* | the crack |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent crack=Source |
| 2 | **seal** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | crack |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Keep swiping, because phone glass is made so that it can never cut you

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t2:o4:1
# text = Keep swiping, because phone glass is made so that it can never cut you
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	swiping	swipe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **swipe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present · passive |  | phone glass |  |  |  | so it | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 4 | **not** **cut** | can | swiping | you |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=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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