--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises wate… — Kitchen tools, the freezer, plugs and… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises water upon freezing? 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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/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:e2:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises water upon freezing? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 10 upon upon SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 freezing freeze VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | water | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **freeze** | gerund | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | 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} It becomes heavier and sinks ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:e2:o1:1 # text = It becomes heavier and sinks 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 becomes become VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 heavier heavy ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 xcomp _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 sinks sink VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **become** | present | It | | | | | heavy *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **sink** | present | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} It contracts and consequently occupies less space ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:e2:o2:1 # text = It contracts and consequently occupies less space 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 contracts contract VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 4 consequently consequently ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 occupies occupy VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 less less ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 7 amod _ _ 7 space space NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **contract** | present | It | | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **occupy** | present | | less space | | | | consequently *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus space=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} It neither expands nor contracts ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:e2:o3:1 # text = It neither expands nor contracts 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 neither neither ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 expands expand VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 5 cc _ _ 5 contracts contract NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **expand** | present | It | contracts | | | | neither *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent contract=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} It expands, and a sealed can may thereby burst ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors:e2:o4:1 # text = It expands, and a sealed can may thereby burst 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 expands expand VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 6 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 8 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 thereby thereby ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 burst burst VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **expand** | present | It | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **seal** | participle | | | | | | | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **burst** | may | | | | | | thereby *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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. 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