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title: Ella's granite worktop has big speckles. Her brother says it cooled… — Igneous rocks and the rock cycle · tree and pragmatics
description: Ella's granite worktop has big speckles. Her brother says it cooled fast in a volcano's lava. Put him right. Test 1 of lesson 48 «Igneous rocks and the rock cycle» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Test 1 · Igneous rocks and the rock cycle

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Ella's granite worktop has big speckles. Her brother says it cooled fast in a volcano's lava. Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** granite worktop, brother, it, you · **What happens:** have, say, cool, put · **To what, where:** big speckles, lava, brother · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 48 «Igneous rocks and the rock cycle» of the geography 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/geography/48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ella's granite worktop has big speckles.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t1:1
# text = Ella's granite worktop has big speckles.
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	granite	granite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	worktop	worktop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speckles	speckle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ella's granite worktop | big speckles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speckle=Patient |

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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:* Her brother says it cooled fast in a volcano's lava.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t1:2
# text = Her brother says it cooled fast in a volcano's lava.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cooled	cool	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	lava	lava	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | worktop's brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cool** | participle | it |  |  | a volcano's lava |  | fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t1:3
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | brother |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Granite is made of glued-together sand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t1:o1:1
# text = Granite is made of glued-together sand
1	Granite	granite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	glued	glue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Granite |  |  |  | of glued sand | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **glue** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Granite has no crystals at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t1:o2:1
# text = Granite has no crystals at all
1	Granite	granite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Granite | no crystals |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crystal=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Big crystals mean it cooled slowly deep underground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t1:o3:1
# text = Big crystals mean it cooled slowly deep underground
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cooled	cool	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Big crystals |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cool** | past | it |  |  |  |  | slowly, underground *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, fast cooling in lava always makes big crystals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t1:o4:1
# text = He's right, fast cooling in lava always makes big crystals
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cooling	cooling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lava	lava	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | fast cooling in lava | big crystals |  |  |  | always *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset crystal=Product |

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