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description: Ava says her clay join was "sweet as" yesterday ("sweet as" means fine). Why did it fall off? Test 8 of lesson 31 «Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime» 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 
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# Test 8 · Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime

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Ava says her clay join was "sweet as" yesterday ("sweet as" means fine). Why did it fall off?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ava, clay join, sweet · **What happens:** say, be, mean, fall off · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 31 «Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime» 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/31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava says her clay join was "sweet as" yesterday ("sweet as" means fine).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t8:1
# text = Ava says her clay join was "sweet as" yesterday ("sweet as" means fine).
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	join	join	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	_
11	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	nsubj	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
18	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ava |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Ava's clay join |  |  |  | yesterday | sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | sweet |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Why did it fall off?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t8:2
# text = Why did it fall off?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | past · do-support | sweet |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Someone in the cupboard pulled the handle off during the night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t8:o1:1
# text = Someone in the cupboard pulled the handle off during the night
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
9	during	during	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull off** | past | Someone | the handle |  |  | night |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handle=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Drying clay shrank and pulled apart

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t8:o2:1
# text = Drying clay shrank and pulled apart
1	Drying	dry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shrank	shrink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **shrink** | past | Drying clay |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **pull apart** | past | Drying clay *not said here* |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Clay always falls apart in the end, whatever you do to join it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t8:o3:1
# text = Clay always falls apart in the end, whatever you do to join it
1	Clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall apart** | present | Clay |  |  |  | in the end | always, apart *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | present | you | whatever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **join** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | Clay |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The kiln was too hot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:t8:o4:1
# text = The kiln was too hot
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kiln	kiln	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the kiln |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

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