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title: Ascertain the reason for which lukewarm water feels cool to a hand p… — Senses: nose, tongue and skin · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the reason for which lukewarm water feels cool to a hand previously immersed in warm water. Exam question 4 of lesson 70 «Senses: nose, tongue and skin» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Exam question 4 · Senses: nose, tongue and skin

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Ascertain the reason for which lukewarm water feels cool to a hand previously immersed in warm water.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, lukewarm water · **What happens:** ascertain, feel, immerse · **To what, where:** reason, warm water

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 70 «Senses: nose, tongue and skin» of the biology 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/biology/70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which lukewarm water feels cool to a hand previously immersed in warm water.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
9	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	previously	previously	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	immersed	immerse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **feel** | present | lukewarm water |  |  |  |  | for the reason; to a hand; cool *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to hand=Experiencer |
| 3 | **immerse** | participle | lukewarm water *not said here* |  |  | warm water |  | previously *property* | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in water=Destination |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Warm water damages the sensors for cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:e4:o1:1
# text = Warm water damages the sensors for cold
1	Warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	damages	damage	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sensors	sensor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | present | Warm water | the sensors |  |  |  | for cold | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sensor=Patient |

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

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The skin perceives temperature relative to its preceding state

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:e4:o2:1
# text = The skin perceives temperature relative to its preceding state
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	perceives	perceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	preceding	precede	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perceive** | present | the skin | temperature relative |  |  |  | to skin's preceding state | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent relative=Theme to state=be' |
| 2 | **precede** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The hand loses all sensation in warm water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:e4:o3:1
# text = The hand loses all sensation in warm water
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	sensation	sensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | the hand | all sensation |  | warm water |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sensation=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The water is itself cooled upon contact with the warmer hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:70-senses-nose-tongue-and-skin:e4:o4:1
# text = The water is itself cooled upon contact with the warmer hand
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	cooled	cool	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cool** | present · passive |  | the water |  |  |  | upon contact with the warmer hand; water *obl:unmarked* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

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