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title: It is given that a person is receiving an electric shock. Ascertain… — Electricity at home and staying safe · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a person is receiving an electric shock. Ascertain the action which must be taken first. Exam question 3 of lesson 87 «Electricity at home and staying safe» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Exam question 3 · Electricity at home and staying safe

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It is given that a person is receiving an electric shock. Ascertain the action which must be taken first.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** person, you · **What happens:** give, receive, ascertain, take · **To what, where:** It, electric shock, action

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 87 «Electricity at home and staying safe» of the world course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/87-electricity-at-home-and-safety/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a person is receiving an electric shock.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:87-electricity-at-home-and-safety:e3:1
# text = It is given that a person is receiving an electric shock.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	receiving	receive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **receive** | present · progressive | a person | a electric shock |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shock=Theme |

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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:* Ascertain the action which must be taken first.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:87-electricity-at-home-and-safety:e3:2
# text = Ascertain the action which must be taken first.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Topic |
| 2 | **take** | must · passive |  | the action |  |  |  | first *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Pour water upon the person at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:87-electricity-at-home-and-safety:e3:o1:1
# text = Pour water upon the person at once
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	obl	_	_
```

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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 |  |  |  | upon the person | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pull the person away with wet hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:87-electricity-at-home-and-safety:e3:o2:1
# text = Pull the person away with wet hands
1	Pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull away** | imperative | you *not said here* | the person |  |  |  | with wet hands; away *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Seize the person firmly by the hand forthwith and pull

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:87-electricity-at-home-and-safety:e3:o3:1
# text = Seize the person firmly by the hand forthwith and pull
1	Seize	seize	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pull	pull	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | imperative | you *not said here* | the person |  |  |  | by the hand; firmly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **pull** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Switch off the power before touching the person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:87-electricity-at-home-and-safety:e3:o4:1
# text = Switch off the power before touching the person
1	Switch	switch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **switch off** | imperative | you *not said here* | the power |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
| 2 | **touch** | gerund | you *not said here* | the person |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme person=Co-Theme |

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