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# Exam question 4 · Thinking it through: the science behind home safety

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the growth of bacteria.

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

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 40 «Thinking it through: the science behind home safety» of the everyday 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/everyday/40-home-safety-reasoning/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the growth of bacteria.
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	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 growth of bacteria |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus growth=Experiencer |
| 5 | **grow** |  | bacteria |  |  |  |  |  | nom growth «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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Bacteria grow only at temperatures below freezing and never in a warm kitchen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:e4:o1:1
# text = Bacteria grow only at temperatures below freezing and never in a warm kitchen
1	Bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	below	below	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Bacteria |  |  | temperatures below freezing and a warm kitchen |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at temperature=Location |

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

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Under favourable conditions certain bacteria may double their number every twenty minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:e4:o2:1
# text = Under favourable conditions certain bacteria may double their number every twenty minutes
1	Under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	favourable	favourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
4	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	double	double	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
11	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **double** | may | certain bacteria | bacteria's number |  | favourable conditions | minute |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Bacteria cannot grow upon cooked food, since the heat of cooking protects it permanently

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:e4:o3:1
# text = Bacteria cannot grow upon cooked food, since the heat of cooking protects it permanently
1	Bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **grow** | can | Bacteria |  |  | cooked food |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon food=Location |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **protect** | present | the heat of cooking | cooking |  |  |  | permanently *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **heat** |  | cooking |  |  |  |  |  | nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Bacteria double their number once a month

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:e4:o4:1
# text = Bacteria double their number once a month
1	Bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	double	double	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **double** | present | Bacteria | Bacteria's number |  |  |  | once *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

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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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