--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Glass and pottery · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the arrangement of particles in glass? Exam question 2 of lesson 30 «Glass and pottery» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wron --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chemistry/30-glass-and-pottery/e2/) [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/) / [Glass and pottery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chemistry/30-glass-and-pottery/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Glass and pottery Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the arrangement of particles in glass? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, arrange · **To what, where:** arrangement, particles This is exam question 2 of lesson 30 «Glass and pottery» 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/30-glass-and-pottery/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:30-glass-and-pottery:e2:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the arrangement of particles in glass? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 arrangement arrangement NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 particles particle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 glass glass NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the arrangement of particles in glass | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **arrange** | | | particles in glass | | | | | nom arrangement «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 particles are separated by pockets of air ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:30-glass-and-pottery:e2:o1:1 # text = The particles are separated by pockets of air 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 particles particle 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 separated separate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 pockets pocket NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **separate** | present · passive | | the particles | | | | by pockets of air | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} The particles flow slowly downwards over centuries ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:30-glass-and-pottery:e2:o2:1 # text = The particles flow slowly downwards over centuries 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 particles particle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 flow flow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 slowly slowly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 downwards downwards ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 6 over over ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 centuries century NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flow** | present | the particles | | | | century | downwards, slowly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The particles are disordered rather than arranged in crystals ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:30-glass-and-pottery:e2:o3:1 # text = The particles are disordered rather than arranged in crystals 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 particles particle 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 disordered disorder VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 rather rather ADV RB ExtPos=CCONJ 7 cc _ _ 6 than than ADP IN _ 5 fixed _ _ 7 arranged arrange VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 crystals crystal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **disorder** | present · passive | | the particles | | crystals | | | tree rules | | 2 | **arrange** | participle | | | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The particles are arranged in perfect cubes ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:30-glass-and-pottery:e2:o4:1 # text = The particles are arranged in perfect cubes 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 particles particle 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 arranged arrange VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 perfect perfect ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 cubes cube NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **arrange** | present · passive | | the particles | | perfect cubes | | | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in cube=Destination | **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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