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title: It is given that dough is kneaded thoroughly prior to rising. Ascert… — Bread rising: yeast at work · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that dough is kneaded thoroughly prior to rising. Ascertain the principal effect of such kneading. Exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Bread rising: yeast at work» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Exam question 2 · Bread rising: yeast at work

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It is given that dough is kneaded thoroughly prior to rising. Ascertain the principal effect of such kneading.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, knead, rise, ascertain, effect · **To what, where:** It, dough, principal effect, such kneading

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Bread rising: yeast at work» 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/21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that dough is kneaded thoroughly prior to rising.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work:e2:1
# text = It is given that dough is kneaded thoroughly prior to rising.
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	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	dough	dough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	kneaded	knead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	thoroughly	thoroughly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **knead** | present · passive |  | that dough |  |  |  | thoroughly *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: subject=Material |
| 3 | **rise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 principal effect of such kneading.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work:e2:2
# text = Ascertain the principal effect of such kneading.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	kneading	kneading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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 principal effect of such kneading |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Topic |
| 2 | **effect** |  |  | such kneading |  |  |  |  | nom effect «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The starch is converted entirely into sugar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work:e2:o1:1
# text = The starch is converted entirely into sugar
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	starch	starch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	converted	convert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convert** | present · passive |  | the starch |  |  |  | into sugar *result*; entirely *property* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into sugar=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The yeast is destroyed by friction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work:e2:o2:1
# text = The yeast is destroyed by friction
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	friction	friction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** | present · passive | friction | the yeast |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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All the gas is expelled permanently and the yeast is rendered inactive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work:e2:o3:1
# text = All the gas is expelled permanently and the yeast is rendered inactive
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	expelled	expel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
12	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expel** | present · passive |  | all gas |  |  |  | permanently *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **render** | present · passive |  | the yeast |  |  |  | inactive *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Gluten proteins are aligned into elastic strands which retain gas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:21-bread-rising-yeast-at-work:e2:o4:1
# text = Gluten proteins are aligned into elastic strands which retain gas
1	Gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	proteins	protein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	aligned	align	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	elastic	elastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	strands	strand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	retain	retain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **align** | present · passive |  | Gluten proteins |  | elastic strands |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **retain** | present | elastic strands | gas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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