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title: It is given that fresh pineapple has been added to a jelly mixture.… — Cooking is chemistry · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that fresh pineapple has been added to a jelly mixture. Ascertain the probable consequence. Exam question 3 of lesson 10 «Cooking is chemistry» of the chemistry 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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# Exam question 3 · Cooking is chemistry

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It is given that fresh pineapple has been added to a jelly mixture. Ascertain the probable consequence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, add, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, fresh pineapple, probable consequence

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 10 «Cooking is chemistry» of the chemistry 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/chemistry/10-cooking-is-chemistry/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that fresh pineapple has been added to a jelly mixture.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:e3:1
# text = It is given that fresh pineapple has been added to a jelly mixture.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pineapple	pineapple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	jelly	jelly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · perfect · passive |  | fresh pineapple |  |  |  | to a jelly mixture | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to mixture=Co-Patient |

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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:* Ascertain the probable consequence.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:e3:2
# text = Ascertain the probable consequence.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	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 probable consequence |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The jelly turns to ice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:e3:o1:1
# text = The jelly turns to ice
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jelly	jelly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | the jelly |  |  | ice |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to ice=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The jelly acquires a sweeter flavour alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:e3:o2:1
# text = The jelly acquires a sweeter flavour alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jelly	jelly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	acquires	acquire	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sweeter	sweet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acquire** | present | the jelly | a sweeter flavour |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset flavour=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The jelly fails to set, the gelatine being broken down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:e3:o3:1
# text = The jelly fails to set, the gelatine being broken down
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jelly	jelly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fails	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gelatine	gelatine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present | the jelly |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **set** | to-infinitive | the jelly *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **break down** | gerund · passive |  | the gelatine |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The jelly sets more firmly and more rapidly than usual

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:e3:o4:1
# text = The jelly sets more firmly and more rapidly than usual
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jelly	jelly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	rapidly	rapidly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present | the jelly |  |  |  |  | firmly, rapidly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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