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title: "why'd anyone make wedding rings outta gold and not iron, iron's way… — Elements and the famous members of the… · tree and pragmatics
description: "why'd anyone make wedding rings outta gold and not iron, iron's way cheaper innit" Best answer? Test 2 of lesson 2 «Elements and the famous members of the periodic table» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 2 · Elements and the famous members of the periodic table

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"why'd anyone make wedding rings outta gold and not iron, iron's way cheaper innit" Best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** anyone · **What happens:** make · **To what, where:** wedding rings

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This is test 2 of lesson 2 «Elements and the famous members of the periodic table» 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/2-elements-and-the-periodic-table/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t2:1
# text = "why'd anyone make wedding rings outta gold and not iron, iron's way cheaper innit" Best answer?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	outta	outta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
17	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	amod	_	_
18	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	_
20	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	21	amod	_	_
21	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | would | anyone | wedding rings and outta gold and iron and way cheaper innit |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset ring=Beneficiary answer=Product |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Gold stays shiny for ages, iron would rust

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t2:o1:1
# text = Gold stays shiny for ages, iron would rust
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	rust	rust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | Gold |  |  |  | for ages | shiny *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rust** | would | iron |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Iron rings are against the law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t2:o2:1
# text = Iron rings are against the law
1	Iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Iron rings |  |  |  |  | against the law | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Gold is the only metal that can be bent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t2:o3:1
# text = Gold is the only metal that can be bent
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	bent	bend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gold | the only metal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bend** | can · passive |  | the only metal |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: subject=Material |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Iron is far too heavy to wear on a finger all day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t2:o4:1
# text = Iron is far too heavy to wear on a finger all day
1	Iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Iron |  |  |  |  | far, heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a finger | day |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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