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title: A potato salad sits on a picnic table in Arizona for 3 hours at 100… — Thinking it through: the science behin… · tree and pragmatics
description: A potato salad sits on a picnic table in Arizona for 3 hours at 100 °F (38 °C). Which is true? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «Thinking it through: the science behind home safety» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Thinking it through: the science behind home safety

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A potato salad sits on a picnic table in Arizona for 3 hours at 100 °F (38 °C). Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** potato salad · **What happens:** sit, be · **To what, where:** 100 ° F, picnic table

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «Thinking it through: the science behind home safety» of the everyday 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/everyday/40-home-safety-reasoning/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A potato salad sits on a picnic table in Arizona for 3 hours at 100 °F (38 °C).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:t2:1
# text = A potato salad sits on a picnic table in Arizona for 3 hours at 100 °F (38 °C).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Arizona	Arizona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
16	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	F	F	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	38	38	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	appos	_	_
20	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	C	c	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | a potato salad | 100 ° F |  | a picnic table in Arizona | hour |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on table=Location |

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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:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:t2:2
# text = Which is true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It is safe because potato does not go bad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:t2:o1:1
# text = It is safe because potato does not go bad
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **go** | present · do-support | potato |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is safe as long as it is put back in the fridge right now

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:t2:o2:1
# text = It is safe as long as it is put back in the fridge right now
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	right	right	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | long, safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **put back** | present · passive |  | it |  | the fridge | now |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in fridge=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is safe because it does not smell bad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:t2:o3:1
# text = It is safe because it does not smell bad
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **smell** | present · do-support | it |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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

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It is unsafe to eat, even if it looks and smells fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:40-home-safety-reasoning:t2:o4:1
# text = It is unsafe to eat, even if it looks and smells fine
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unsafe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **look** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **smell** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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