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title: Mia says the green on the Statue of Liberty means it's falling apart… — Rust: iron's slow fire · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia says the green on the Statue of Liberty means it's falling apart and should be scrubbed off. What's true? Test 6 of lesson 13 «Rust: iron's slow fire» 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 w
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# Test 6 · Rust: iron's slow fire

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Mia says the green on the Statue of Liberty means it's falling apart and should be scrubbed off. What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, green · **What happens:** say, mean, fall apart, scrub off, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 13 «Rust: iron's slow fire» 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/13-rust-irons-slow-fire/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia says the green on the Statue of Liberty means it's falling apart and should be scrubbed off.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:13-rust-irons-slow-fire:t6:1
# text = Mia says the green on the Statue of Liberty means it's falling apart and should be scrubbed off.
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Statue	Statue	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Liberty	Liberty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
14	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	scrubbed	scrub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
19	off	off	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	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 | Mia |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the green on the Statue of Liberty |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fall apart** | present · progressive | green |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **scrub off** | should · passive | green *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative» |

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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's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:13-rust-irons-slow-fire:t6:2
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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The green coat protects the copper under it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:13-rust-irons-slow-fire:t6:o1:1
# text = The green coat protects the copper under it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | the green coat | the copper |  | copper |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent copper=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The statue was always meant to be green paint

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:13-rust-irons-slow-fire:t6:o2:1
# text = The statue was always meant to be green paint
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past · passive |  | the statue |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | green paint |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Scrubbing would make it green again faster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:13-rust-irons-slow-fire:t6:o3:1
# text = Scrubbing would make it green again faster
1	Scrubbing	scrub	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrub** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | would |  | it |  |  | again | fast, green *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The green is rot that eats the copper away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:13-rust-irons-slow-fire:t6:o4:1
# text = The green is rot that eats the copper away
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	rot	rot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the green | rot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat away** | present | rot | the copper |  |  |  | away *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent copper=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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