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title: «me bike's a total pile of rust, can't even ride it» - you look and… — Olympiad: everyday chemistry detective… · tree and pragmatics
description: «me bike's a total pile of rust, can't even ride it» - you look and find three small orange spots on the chain guard. What's really going on? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: everyday chemistry detectives ★★★» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Olympiad: everyday chemistry detectives ★★★

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«me bike's a total pile of rust, can't even ride it» - you look and find three small orange spots on the chain guard. What's really going on?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** me bike, you · **What happens:** be, not ride, look, find, go on · **To what, where:** total pile, bike, three small orange spots, chain guard · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: everyday chemistry detectives ★★★» 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/37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «me bike's a total pile of rust, can't even ride it» - you look and find three small orange spots on the chain guard.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t1:1
# text = «me bike's a total pile of rust, can't even ride it» - you look and find three small orange spots on the chain guard.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	compound	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rust	rust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	ride	ride	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	-	-	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
22	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nummod	_	_
23	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | me bike | a total pile |  |  |  | of rust | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **ride** *in a quote* | can |  | bike |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent it=Location |
| 3 | **look** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **find** | present | you *not said here* | three small orange spots |  | the chain guard |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=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:* What's really going on?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t1:2
# text = What's really going on?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go on** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The orange is paint that rubbed off a gate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t1:o1:1
# text = The orange is paint that rubbed off a gate
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orange	orange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the orange | paint |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rub off** | past | paint | a gate |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It has truly turned to rust from end to end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t1:o2:1
# text = It has truly turned to rust from end to end
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	rust	rust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  | truly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rust** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | from end; to end |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He's exaggerating: a few spots, best cleaned and painted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t1:o3:1
# text = He's exaggerating: a few spots, best cleaned and painted
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	aux	_	_
3	exaggerating	exaggerate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	advmod	_	_
10	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exaggerate** | present · progressive | He | a few spots |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **clean** | participle |  | a few spots *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The bike is brand new and has no rust at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t1:o4:1
# text = The bike is brand new and has no rust at all
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	brand	brand	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	rust	rust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the bike |  |  | all |  | brand, new *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | the bike *not said here* | no rust |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rust=Patient |

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