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title: "pff my mate says helium was found in a cave in Texas first" What is… — Elements and the famous members of the… · tree and pragmatics
description: "pff my mate says helium was found in a cave in Texas first" What is the truth? Test 8 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; Mova's choice was r
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# Test 8 · Elements and the famous members of the periodic table

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"pff my mate says helium was found in a cave in Texas first" What is the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pff · **What happens:** say, find, be · **To what, where:** helium, cave, truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t8:1
# text = "pff my mate says helium was found in a cave in Texas first" What is the truth?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	pff	pff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	helium	helium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | pff |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **find** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | helium |  | a cave in Texas |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the truth |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |

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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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It was first found in the Sun's light, before it was found on Earth

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t8:o1:1
# text = It was first found in the Sun's light, before it was found on Earth
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | It |  | the Sun's light |  | first *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | past · passive |  | light |  | Earth |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **light** |  | the Sun |  |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was first found at the bottom of the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t8:o2:1
# text = It was first found at the bottom of the sea
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | It |  | the bottom of the sea |  | first *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme at bottom=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was first made in a lab in a school, by children doing an experiment

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t8:o3:1
# text = It was first made in a lab in a school, by children doing an experiment
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
14	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive | children | It |  | a lab |  | in a school; first *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | children *not said here* | a experiment |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experiment=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is right, it is named after Texas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t8:o4:1
# text = He is right, it is named after Texas
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | present · passive |  | it |  |  | after Texas |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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