Test 11 · ★★★ · Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★
«it's just a tiny splash, no big deal» says Ben, after hot caramel from his mum's pan landed on his hand. What is the wise move?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: it, big deal, hot caramel, wise move · What happens: be, say, land · To what, where: tiny splash, hand · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★» of the chemistry 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.
The question
Sentence 1: «it's just a tiny splash, no big deal» says Ben, after hot caramel from his mum's pan landed on his hand.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 splash | punct |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 splash | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 splash | cop |
| 4 | just | just | ADV | _ | 7 splash | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 splash | det |
| 6 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 splash | amod |
| 7 | splash | splash | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 says | punct |
| 9 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 deal | det |
| 10 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 deal | amod |
| 11 | deal | deal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 says | nsubj |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 says | punct |
| 13 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 splash | conj |
| 14 | Ben | Ben | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 says | nsubj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 caramel | punct |
| 16 | after | after | ADP | _ | 18 caramel | case |
| 17 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 caramel | amod |
| 18 | caramel | caramel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 landed | nsubj |
| 19 | from | from | ADP | _ | 23 pan | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 mum | nmod:poss |
| 21 | mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 pan | nmod:poss |
| 22 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 21 mum | case |
| 23 | pan | pan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 caramel | nmod |
| 24 | landed | land | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 says | ccomp |
| 25 | on | on | ADP | _ | 27 hand | case |
| 26 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 27 hand | nmod:poss |
| 27 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 landed | obl |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 splash | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | it | a tiny splash | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | no big deal | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | land | past | hot caramel from Ben's mum's pan | Ben's hand | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on hand=Destination |
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.
Sentence 2: What is the wise move?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 move | det |
| 4 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 move | amod |
| 5 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the wise move | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Ignore it; a splash that small can't hurt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignore | ignore | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ignore | obj |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 hurt | punct |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 splash | det |
| 5 | splash | splash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hurt | nsubj |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 small | nsubj |
| 7 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 splash | amod |
| 8 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 hurt | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 hurt | advmod |
| 10 | hurt | hurt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ignore | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ignore | imperative | you not said here | it | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not hurt | can | a splash | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
Pick the sticky caramel off quickly with nails
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 caramel | det |
| 3 | sticky | sticky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 caramel | amod |
| 4 | caramel | caramel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pick | obj |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 1 Pick | compound:prt |
| 6 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 1 Pick | advmod |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 nails | case |
| 8 | nails | nail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Pick | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick off | imperative | you not said here | the sticky caramel | with nails; quickly property | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caramel=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Cool it under cold running water and tell an adult
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cool | cool | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Cool | obj |
| 3 | under | under | ADP | _ | 6 water | case |
| 4 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 water | amod |
| 5 | running | run | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 water | amod |
| 6 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cool | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 tell | cc |
| 8 | tell | tell | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Cool | conj |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 adult | det |
| 10 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 tell | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cool | imperative | you not said here | it | cold running water | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient | |||
| 2 | run | gerund | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | tell speech: assert | infinitive | you not said here | a adult | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
Option 4
Rub butter on it and carry on with the cooking
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rub | rub | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 butter | compound |
| 2 | butter | butter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carry | nsubj |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 it | case |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 butter | nmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 carry | cc |
| 6 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 carry | compound:prt |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 cooking | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 cooking | det |
| 10 | cooking | cooking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carry | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry on | infinitive | Rub butter on it | with the cooking | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |
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