--- title: «ugh my sponge is a bit flat» - it is thin as a pancake, and she too… — Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: «ugh my sponge is a bit flat» - it is thin as a pancake, and she took it out after 10 of its 40 minutes. What does she really mean, and why did it happen? 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What does she really mean, and why did it happen? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sponge, she, it · **What happens:** be, take out, mean, happen · **To what, where:** sponge · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★» 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/36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «ugh my sponge is a bit flat» - it is thin as a pancake, and she took it out after 10 of its 40 minutes. ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t2:1 # text = «ugh my sponge is a bit flat» - it is thin as a pancake, and she took it out after 10 of its 40 minutes. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ugh ugh INTJ UH _ 8 discourse _ _ 3 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 sponge sponge NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:unmarked _ _ 8 flat flat ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ 10 - - PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 thin thin ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 conj _ _ 14 as as ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 pancake pancake NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 19 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obj _ _ 22 out out ADP RP _ 20 compound:prt _ _ 23 after after ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 20 obl _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 26 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 27 40 40 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 28 nummod _ _ 28 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my sponge | | | | | a bit *obl:unmarked*; flat *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | sponge | | | | | as a pancake; thin *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **take out** | past | she | sponge | | | after 10 of sponge's 40 minutes | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* What does she really mean, and why did it happen? ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t2:2 # text = What does she really mean, and why did it happen? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 really really ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 mean mean VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 8 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 11 advmod _ _ 9 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | she | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **happen** | past · do-support | it | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Very flat; it came out too early and sank ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t2:o1:1 # text = Very flat; it came out too early and sank 1 Very very ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 flat flat ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 6 out out ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 too too ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 sank sink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come out** | past | it | | | | | early, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **sink** | past | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Slightly flat; there was too much sugar ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t2:o2:1 # text = Slightly flat; there was too much sugar 1 Slightly slightly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 flat flat ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 5 expl _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 too too ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 sugar sugar NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | flat much sugar | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It's perfect; she's just being modest ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t2:o3:1 # text = It's perfect; she's just being modest 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 perfect perfect ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 just just ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 cop _ _ 9 modest modest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | perfect *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | she | | | | | modest *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Very flat; the eggs were too fresh ```conllu # sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t2:o4:1 # text = Very flat; the eggs were too fresh 1 Very very ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 flat flat ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ; ; PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 eggs egg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 6 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 too too ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 fresh fresh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the eggs | | | | | fresh *property* | tree rules | **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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