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title: It is given that a numeral is printed within a triangle of arrows up… — Plastics: useful and stubborn · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a numeral is printed within a triangle of arrows upon a plastic container. Ascertain the significance of the said numeral. Exam question 3 of lesson 29 «Plastics: useful and stubborn» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 3 · Plastics: useful and stubborn

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It is given that a numeral is printed within a triangle of arrows upon a plastic container. Ascertain the significance of the said numeral.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, print, ascertain, say · **To what, where:** It, numeral, significance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 29 «Plastics: useful and stubborn» 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/29-plastics-useful-stubborn/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a numeral is printed within a triangle of arrows upon a plastic container.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e3:1
# text = It is given that a numeral is printed within a triangle of arrows upon a plastic container.
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	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	within	within	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	arrows	arrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **print** | present · passive |  | a numeral |  |  |  | within a triangle of arrows upon a plastic container | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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 significance of the said numeral.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e3:2
# text = Ascertain the significance of the said numeral.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 significance of the said numeral |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It identifies the type of plastic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e3:o1:1
# text = It identifies the type of plastic
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	identifies	identify	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	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | present | It | the type of plastic |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent type=Theme |
| 2 | **type** |  |  | plastic |  |  |  |  | nom type «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It states the capacity in litres

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e3:o2:1
# text = It states the capacity in litres
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	states	state	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	capacity	capacity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | It | the capacity |  | litres |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent capacity=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It denotes the number of previous recyclings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e3:o3:1
# text = It denotes the number of previous recyclings
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	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	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	recyclings	recycling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | the number of previous recyclings |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot number=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It specifies the year of manufacture

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e3:o4:1
# text = It specifies the year of manufacture
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	specifies	specify	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	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	manufacture	manufacture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **specify** | present | It |  |  |  | year |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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