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title: Grandad: "Back in my day we cooked pasta up a mountain, same ten min… — Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandad: "Back in my day we cooked pasta up a mountain, same ten minutes as at home, no bother." Is that likely? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★

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Grandad: "Back in my day we cooked pasta up a mountain, same ten minutes as at home, no bother." Is that likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, that · **What happens:** cook up, be · **To what, where:** pasta

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandad: "Back in my day we cooked pasta up a mountain, same ten minutes as at home, no bother."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t6:1
# text = Grandad: "Back in my day we cooked pasta up a mountain, same ten minutes as at home, no bother."
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	23	det	_	_
23	bother	bother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook up** *in a quote* | past | we | pasta |  |  |  | a mountain *obl:unmarked* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pasta=Product |

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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:* Is that likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t6:2
# text = Is that likely?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	likely	likely	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 | that |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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No, water boils cooler up there, so it takes longer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t6:o1:1
# text = No, water boils cooler up there, so it takes longer
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	boils	boil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	cooler	cool	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | present | water |  |  | there |  | cool *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | present | it |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, pasta can't cook properly above the clouds at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t6:o2:1
# text = No, pasta can't cook properly above the clouds at all
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	above	above	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **cook** | can | pasta |  |  | the clouds |  | at all; properly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, the thin air cooks food much faster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t6:o3:1
# text = Yes, the thin air cooks food much faster
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	much	much	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | the thin air | food |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, water always boils at 100 °C everywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t6:o4:1
# text = Yes, water always boils at 100 °C everywhere
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	boils	boil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
8	°	°	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | present | water |  |  | 100 |  | ° C; always, everywhere *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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