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title: «it's literally boiling in here, I'm melting» says Ali. The kitchen… — Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: «it's literally boiling in here, I'm melting» says Ali. The kitchen is 26 °C. What is really happening? Test 8 · ★★★ 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 option; Mo
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Olympiad: kitchen chemistry puzzles ★★★

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«it's literally boiling in here, I'm melting» says Ali. The kitchen is 26 °C. What is really happening?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, Ali, kitchen, 26 ° C. · **What happens:** boil, melt, say, be, happen · **To what, where:** 26 ° C. · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «it's literally boiling in here, I'm melting» says Ali.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t8:1
# text = «it's literally boiling in here, I'm melting» says Ali.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	melting	melt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	Ali	Ali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** *in a quote* | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  | literally *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in here=Instrument |
| 2 | **melt** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Ali |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ali |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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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:* The kitchen is 26 °C. What is really happening?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t8:2
# text = The kitchen is 26 °C. What is really happening?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	26	26	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	C.	c.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the kitchen | 26 ° C. |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present · progressive | 26 ° C. |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The water in the kettle boils all on its own in that heat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t8:o1:1
# text = The water in the kettle boils all on its own in that heat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	boils	boil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | present | the water in the kettle |  |  |  |  | in that heat; on water's own; all *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient on own=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The kitchen air has reached 100 °C

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t8:o2:1
# text = The kitchen air has reached 100 °C
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	C	c	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present · perfect · passive |  | the kitchen air |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary c=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ali is slowly turning into a liquid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t8:o3:1
# text = Ali is slowly turning into a liquid
1	Ali	Ali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present · progressive | Ali |  |  | a liquid |  | slowly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into liquid=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Ali feels hot; nothing in the room is boiling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles:t8:o4:1
# text = Ali feels hot; nothing in the room is boiling
1	Ali	Ali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Ali |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **boil** | present · progressive | nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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