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title: It is given that cream is agitated vigorously for a prolonged period… — Milk, cheese and yoghurt · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that cream is agitated vigorously for a prolonged period. Select the outcome most consistent with the established facts. Exam question 2 of lesson 22 «Milk, cheese and yoghurt» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Exam question 2 · Milk, cheese and yoghurt

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It is given that cream is agitated vigorously for a prolonged period. Select the outcome most consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, agitate, prolong, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, cream, outcome

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 22 «Milk, cheese and yoghurt» 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/22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that cream is agitated vigorously for a prolonged period.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e2:1
# text = It is given that cream is agitated vigorously for a prolonged period.
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	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	agitated	agitate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	vigorously	vigorously	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 | **agitate** | present · passive |  | that cream |  |  |  | for a prolonged period; vigorously *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 3 | **prolong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: 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:* Select the outcome most consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e2:2
# text = Select the outcome most consistent with the established facts.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the outcome |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The cream becomes sour through the action of rennet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e2:o1:1
# text = The cream becomes sour through the action of rennet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sour	sour	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	xcomp	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rennet	rennet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | the cream |  |  | the action of rennet |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sour** | present | the cream *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **act** |  | rennet |  |  |  |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The cream evaporates entirely into the air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e2:o2:1
# text = The cream evaporates entirely into the air
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	evaporates	evaporate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaporate** | present | the cream |  |  | the air |  | entirely *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The fat droplets coalesce into butter, leaving buttermilk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e2:o3:1
# text = The fat droplets coalesce into butter, leaving buttermilk
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	coalesce	coalesce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	buttermilk	buttermilk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coalesce** | present | the fat droplets |  |  |  |  | into butter | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent into butter=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | the fat droplets *not said here* | buttermilk |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent buttermilk=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The cream is converted into cheese and whey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e2:o4:1
# text = The cream is converted into cheese and whey
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cream	cream	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	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	whey	whey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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

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