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title: Your friend says: "Sugar in tea is gone, it's just sweet water now,… — Mixing and dissolving · tree and pragmatics
description: Your friend says: "Sugar in tea is gone, it's just sweet water now, nothing left." What could prove her wrong? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 6 «Mixing and dissolving» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Mixing and dissolving

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Your friend says: "Sugar in tea is gone, it's just sweet water now, nothing left." What could prove her wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, Sugar · **What happens:** say, be, leave, prove · **To what, where:** sweet water, friend · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 6 «Mixing and dissolving» 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/6-mixing-and-dissolving/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend says: "Sugar in tea is gone, it's just sweet water now, nothing left."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:6-mixing-and-dissolving:t1:1
# text = Your friend says: "Sugar in tea is gone, it's just sweet water now, nothing left."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	parataxis	_	_
20	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Sugar in tea |  |  |  |  | gone *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Sugar | sweet water |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **leave** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «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.

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*Sentence 2:* What could prove her wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:6-mixing-and-dissolving:t1:2
# text = What could prove her wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | could |  | friend |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Taste it to check that it is not sweet any more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:6-mixing-and-dissolving:t1:o1:1
# text = Taste it to check that it is not sweet any more
1	Taste	taste	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
10	any	any	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pour it through a fine kitchen sieve to catch all the sugar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:6-mixing-and-dissolving:t1:o2:1
# text = Pour it through a fine kitchen sieve to catch all the sugar
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sieve	sieve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | a fine kitchen sieve |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | all sugar |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Hold it up to the light

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:6-mixing-and-dissolving:t1:o3:1
# text = Hold it up to the light
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold up** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | to the light | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

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

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Let the water evaporate and sugar is left behind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:6-mixing-and-dissolving:t1:o4:1
# text = Let the water evaporate and sugar is left behind
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	evaporate	evaporate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | the water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **evaporate** | infinitive | the water *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **leave behind** | present · passive |  | sugar |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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