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description: You want a dark rich blue for night without it going flat. What could you try? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool» of the arts 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 7 · ★★ · Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool

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You want a dark rich blue for night without it going flat. What could you try?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, it · **What happens:** want, go, try · **To what, where:** dark rich blue

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool» of the arts 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/arts/13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* You want a dark rich blue for night without it going flat.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t7:1
# text = You want a dark rich blue for night without it going flat.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	flat	flat	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | You | a dark rich blue |  |  | night |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot blue=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | it |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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:* What could you try?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t7:2
# text = What could you try?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | could | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Darken with a deep blue or brown instead of only black

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t7:o1:1
# text = Darken with a deep blue or brown instead of only black
1	Darken	darken	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **darken** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Add lots and lots of white until it gets darker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t7:o2:1
# text = Add lots and lots of white until it gets darker
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | lots and lots of white |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | it |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Add yellow to make it darker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t7:o3:1
# text = Add yellow to make it darker
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | yellow |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yellow=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Leave it exactly as it is and hope it dries darker overnight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t7:o4:1
# text = Leave it exactly as it is and hope it dries darker overnight
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	dries	dry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
12	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **be** | present | it |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hope** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **dry** | present | it |  |  |  |  | dark, overnight *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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