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title: A class washes their hands before lunch. Fewer children get tummy bu… — Germs, hygiene and vaccines · tree and pragmatics
description: A class washes their hands before lunch. Fewer children get tummy bugs. Why? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 37 «Germs, hygiene and vaccines» of the world 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 2 · ★ · Germs, hygiene and vaccines

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A class washes their hands before lunch. Fewer children get tummy bugs. Why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** class, Fewer children · **What happens:** wash, get · **To what, where:** hands, tummy bugs

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 37 «Germs, hygiene and vaccines» of the world 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/world/37-germs-hygiene-vaccines/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A class washes their hands before lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:37-germs-hygiene-vaccines:t2:1
# text = A class washes their hands before lunch.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	washes	wash	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | present | a class | their hands |  |  | before lunch |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=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:* Fewer children get tummy bugs.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:37-germs-hygiene-vaccines:t2:2
# text = Fewer children get tummy bugs.
1	Fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bugs	bug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Fewer children | tummy bugs |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bug=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* Why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:37-germs-hygiene-vaccines:t2:3
# text = Why?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Fewer germs reach their mouths with the food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:37-germs-hygiene-vaccines:t2:o1:1
# text = Fewer germs reach their mouths with the food
1	Fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reach	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mouths	mouth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | Fewer germs | germs's mouths |  |  |  | with the food | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent mouth=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Soap gives them extra vitamins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:37-germs-hygiene-vaccines:t2:o2:1
# text = Soap gives them extra vitamins
1	Soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	vitamins	vitamin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Soap | extra vitamins | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient vitamin=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Washing the hands makes their stomachs stronger and tougher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:37-germs-hygiene-vaccines:t2:o3:1
# text = Washing the hands makes their stomachs stronger and tougher
1	Washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	stomachs	stomach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tougher	tough	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | gerund |  | the hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | Washing | hands's stomachs |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stomach=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The water warms their food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:37-germs-hygiene-vaccines:t2:o4:1
# text = The water warms their food
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warms	warm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | present | the water | their food |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

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