--- title: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts co… — Plastics: useful and stubborn · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the combustion of plastics. Exam question 4 of lesson 29 «Plastics: useful and stubborn» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chemistry/29-plastics-useful-stubborn/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Chemistry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chemistry/) / [Plastics: useful and stubborn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chemistry/29-plastics-useful-stubborn/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Plastics: useful and stubborn Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the combustion of plastics. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts, plastics · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, combust · **To what, where:** response, combustion This is exam question 4 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/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e4:1 # text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the combustion of plastics. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 amod _ _ 10 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ 11 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 acl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 combustion combustion NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 plastics plastic NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | the response | | | | | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the combustion of plastics | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus combustion=Experiencer | | 5 | **combust** | | plastics | | | | | | nom combustion «process intransitive»: of=agent | 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 {#o1} The process is entirely free of hazard ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e4:o1:1 # text = The process is entirely free of hazard 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 process process NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 hazard hazard NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the process | | | | | of hazard; entirely, free *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} The plastic is converted into oil ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e4:o2:1 # text = The plastic is converted into oil 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 plastic plastic 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 oil oil NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **convert** | present · passive | | the plastic | | | | into oil *result* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into oil=Result | ### Option 3 {#o3} Only pure water vapour is produced ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e4:o3:1 # text = Only pure water vapour is produced 1 Only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 pure pure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 vapour vapour NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 produced produce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **produce** | present · passive | | pure water vapour | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Poisonous fumes are liberated ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:29-plastics-useful-stubborn:e4:o4:1 # text = Poisonous fumes are liberated 1 Poisonous Poisonous PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 fumes fume 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 liberated liberate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **liberate** | present · passive | | Poisonous fumes | | | | | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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