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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the combustion of paper. Exam question 3 of lesson 9 «Changes you can undo and changes you can't» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Exam question 3 · Changes you can undo and changes you can't

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the combustion of paper.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts, paper · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, combust · **To what, where:** response, combustion

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 9 «Changes you can undo and changes you can't» 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/9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the combustion of paper.
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	13	det	_	_
13	combustion	combustion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 combustion of paper |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus combustion=Experiencer |
| 5 | **combust** |  | paper |  |  |  |  |  | nom combustion «process intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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The paper may be restored by cooling the ash

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo:e3:o1:1
# text = The paper may be restored by cooling the ash
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cooling	cool	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | may · passive |  | the paper |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **cool** | gerund |  | the ash |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ash=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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New substances are produced, the atoms of the paper being combined with oxygen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo:e3:o2:1
# text = New substances are produced, the atoms of the paper being combined with oxygen
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	atoms	atom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	combined	combine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present · passive |  | New substances |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **combine** | gerund · passive |  | the atoms of the paper |  |  |  | with oxygen | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with oxygen=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The atoms of the paper are wholly annihilated by the heat of the flame and cease to exist

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo:e3:o3:1
# text = The atoms of the paper are wholly annihilated by the heat of the flame and cease to exist
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	atoms	atom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	annihilated	annihilate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	flame	flame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	cease	cease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **annihilate** | present · passive | the heat of the flame and cease | the atoms of the paper |  |  |  | wholly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **exist** | to-infinitive | the heat of the flame and cease *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **heat** |  | the flame |  |  |  |  |  | nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The paper is converted into pure water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo:e3:o4:1
# text = The paper is converted into pure water
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	converted	convert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convert** | present · passive |  | the paper |  |  |  | into pure water *result* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into water=Result |

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