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# Test 3 · ★ · Molecules: when atoms join up

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In a cartoon, a lab-made lemon flavour is called "fake poison" though its molecule is exactly the same as the fruit's. What's wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** molecule · **What happens:** make, call, be · **To what, where:** made lemon flavour, cartoon, fake poison · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 3 «Molecules: when atoms join up» 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/3-molecules-when-atoms-join-up/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a lab-made lemon flavour is called "fake poison" though its molecule is exactly the same as the fruit's.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:3-molecules-when-atoms-join-up:t3:1
# text = In a cartoon, a lab-made lemon flavour is called "fake poison" though its molecule is exactly the same as the fruit's.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
9	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	molecule	molecule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	acl	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	's	PART	POS	_	26	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | a made lemon flavour |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | present | flavour's molecule | fake poison *not said here* |  |  |  | as the fruit; exactly, same *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.

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*Sentence 2:* What's wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:3-molecules-when-atoms-join-up:t3:2
# text = What's wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Fruit molecules are always safer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:3-molecules-when-atoms-join-up:t3:o1:1
# text = Fruit molecules are always safer
1	Fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	molecules	molecule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fruit molecules |  |  |  |  | always, safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing is wrong, because molecules made in labs are always poisonous to eat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:3-molecules-when-atoms-join-up:t3:o2:1
# text = Nothing is wrong, because molecules made in labs are always poisonous to eat
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
6	molecules	molecule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	labs	lab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	12	advmod	_	_
12	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | molecules *not said here* |  | labs |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **is** | present | molecules |  |  |  |  | always, poisonous *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **eat** | to-infinitive | molecules *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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A molecule is the same whether a plant or a lab made it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:3-molecules-when-atoms-join-up:t3:o3:1
# text = A molecule is the same whether a plant or a lab made it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	molecule	molecule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a molecule |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | a plant or a lab | molecule |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only plants can make real molecules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:3-molecules-when-atoms-join-up:t3:o4:1
# text = Only plants can make real molecules
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	molecules	molecule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | plants | real molecules |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset molecule=Product |

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