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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Olympiad: everyday chemistry detectives ★★★

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«just chuck the dead batteries in the bin innit, they're empty anyway» What is the honest reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, batteries · **What happens:** chuck, be · **To what, where:** dead batteries, bin innit, honest reply · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t6:1
# text = «just chuck the dead batteries in the bin innit, they're empty anyway» What is the honest reply?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	chuck	chuck	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
15	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chuck** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the dead batteries |  | the bin innit |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | batteries *= battery* |  |  |  |  | anyway, empty *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  | the honest reply |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Fine, as long as you put them in the bin when it rains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t6:o1:1
# text = Fine, as long as you put them in the bin when it rains
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	rains	rain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | you | them *= they* |  | the bin |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in bin=Destination |
| 2 | **rain** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, old batteries should go on the garden bonfire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t6:o2:1
# text = No, old batteries should go on the garden bonfire
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	bonfire	bonfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | should | old batteries |  |  | the garden bonfire |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on bonfire=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No: they belong in collection boxes, as they can leak and start fires

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t6:o3:1
# text = No: they belong in collection boxes, as they can leak and start fires
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	leak	leak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
15	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | they |  |  | collection boxes |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leak** | can | boxes *= box* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **start** | infinitive | boxes *= box* *not said here* | fires |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fine, dead batteries have nothing left inside them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:37-olympiad-everyday-chemistry-detectives:t6:o4:1
# text = Fine, dead batteries have nothing left inside them
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	obj	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Fine dead batteries | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | inside batteries *= battery* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent inside they=Location |

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