Test 1 · ★ · Changes you can undo and changes you can't
Your friend says: "Bubbles mean a new substance, so boiling water is a chemical change." Put him right.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, Bubbles, boiling water, you · What happens: say, mean, boil, be, put · To what, where: new substance, chemical change, friend · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 9 «Changes you can undo and changes you can't» 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: Your friend says: "Bubbles mean a new substance, so boiling water is a chemical change."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 mean | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 mean | punct |
| 6 | Bubbles | bubble | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 mean | nsubj |
| 7 | mean | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 substance | det |
| 9 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 substance | amod |
| 10 | substance | substance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 mean | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 change | punct |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 18 change | advmod |
| 13 | boiling | boil | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 water | amod |
| 14 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 change | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 change | cop |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 change | det |
| 17 | chemical | chemical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 change | amod |
| 18 | change | change | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | parataxis |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 18 change | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 change | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | mean in a quote | present | Bubbles | a new substance | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent substance=Topic | ||||
| 3 | boil in a quote | gerund | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | is a in a quote | present | boiling water | a chemical change | tree rules |
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: Put him right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | friend | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |
The options
Option 1
Boiling makes hydrogen and oxygen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boiling | boiling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 makes | nsubj |
| 2 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | hydrogen | hydrogen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 makes | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 oxygen | cc |
| 5 | oxygen | oxygen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hydrogen | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | Boiling | hydrogen and oxygen | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hydrogen=Product |
Option 2
The bubbles are air from the kettle
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bubbles | det |
| 2 | bubbles | bubble | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 air | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 air | cop |
| 4 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 kettle | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 kettle | det |
| 7 | kettle | kettle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 air | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the bubbles | air | the kettle | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He is right, boiling breaks the old water up and makes brand new water from it
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 breaks | punct |
| 5 | boiling | boiling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 breaks | nsubj |
| 6 | breaks | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 water | det |
| 8 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 water | amod |
| 9 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 breaks | obj |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 breaks | compound:prt |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 makes | cc |
| 12 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | conj |
| 13 | brand | brand | ADV | _ | 14 new | advmod |
| 14 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 water | amod |
| 15 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 makes | obj |
| 16 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 it | case |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 makes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | break up | present | boiling | the old water | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient | ||||
| 3 | make | present | He not said here | new water | boiling | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset water=Product from it=Material |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The bubbles are water vapour, still water, so it is reversible
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bubbles | det |
| 2 | bubbles | bubble | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 vapour | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 vapour | cop |
| 4 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 vapour | compound |
| 5 | vapour | vapour | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 water | punct |
| 7 | still | still | ADV | _ | 8 water | advmod |
| 8 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 vapour | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 reversible | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 reversible | advmod |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 reversible | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 reversible | cop |
| 13 | reversible | reversible | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 vapour | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the bubbles | water vapour and water and reversible | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | water | reversible | tree rules |
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