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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the visible white cloud issuing from a kettle. Exam question 3 of lesson 4 «Solids, liquids and gases» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Exam question 3 · Solids, liquids and gases

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the visible white cloud issuing from a kettle.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts, visible white cloud · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, issue · **To what, where:** response, visible white cloud, kettle

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 4 «Solids, liquids and gases» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/4-solids-liquids-and-gases/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:4-solids-liquids-and-gases:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the visible white cloud issuing from a kettle.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the visible white cloud |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus cloud=Experiencer |
| 5 | **issue** | gerund | the visible white cloud *not said here* |  |  | a kettle |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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It consists of air rendered visible by heat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:4-solids-liquids-and-gases:e3:o1:1
# text = It consists of air rendered visible by heat
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of air | tree rules |
| 2 | **render** | participle |  | air *not said here* |  |  |  | by heat; visible *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It consists of steam, which is invariably white and visible at all temperatures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:4-solids-liquids-and-gases:e3:o2:1
# text = It consists of steam, which is invariably white and visible at all temperatures
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of steam | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | steam |  |  | all temperatures |  | invariably, white *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | steam *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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It consists of minute water droplets condensed from invisible steam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:4-solids-liquids-and-gases:e3:o3:1
# text = It consists of minute water droplets condensed from invisible steam
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	condensed	condense	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of minute water droplets | tree rules |
| 2 | **condense** | participle |  | minute water droplets *not said here* |  | invisible steam |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It consists of smoke produced by the heating element

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:4-solids-liquids-and-gases:e3:o4:1
# text = It consists of smoke produced by the heating element
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	heating	heating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of smoke | tree rules |
| 2 | **produce** | participle |  | smoke *not said here* |  |  |  | by the heating element | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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