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title: Your cousin says fish soaked in lime juice is "cooked, same as fryin… — Cooking is chemistry · tree and pragmatics
description: Your cousin says fish soaked in lime juice is "cooked, same as frying". What is the truth? Test 1 · ★★ 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 wrong.
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Cooking is chemistry

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Your cousin says fish soaked in lime juice is "cooked, same as frying". What is the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousin, truth · **What happens:** say, soak, cook, be · **To what, where:** fish · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 10 «Cooking is chemistry» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/chemistry/10-cooking-is-chemistry/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your cousin says fish soaked in lime juice is "cooked, same as frying".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:t1:1
# text = Your cousin says fish soaked in lime juice is "cooked, same as frying".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	soaked	soak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	lime	lime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	frying	frying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **soak** | participle |  | fish *not said here* |  |  |  | in lime juice | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in juice=Theme |
| 3 | **cook** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | fish |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=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:* What is the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:t1:2
# text = What is the truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the truth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Lime juice freezes the fish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:t1:o1:1
# text = Lime juice freezes the fish
1	Lime	lime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	freezes	freeze	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	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | present | Lime juice | the fish |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient fish=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing happens to the fish at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:t1:o2:1
# text = Nothing happens to the fish at all
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Nothing |  |  | all |  | to the fish | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at all=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It is fully cooked and boiling hot, just like fish from a frying pan

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:t1:o3:1
# text = It is fully cooked and boiling hot, just like fish from a frying pan
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	frying	frying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | like fish from a frying pan; fully *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It turns white as proteins unfold, but it has not been heated

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:10-cooking-is-chemistry:t1:o4:1
# text = It turns white as proteins unfold, but it has not been heated
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	proteins	protein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	unfold	unfold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	heated	heat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | It |  |  |  |  | white *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **unfold** | present | proteins |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **heat** | present · perfect · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

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