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title: Two pieces of rock from the same volcano: one has tiny crystals, one… — Igneous rocks and the rock cycle · tree and pragmatics
description: Two pieces of rock from the same volcano: one has tiny crystals, one is glassy. Why the difference? Test 6 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 choice was w
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# Test 6 · Igneous rocks and the rock cycle

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Two pieces of rock from the same volcano: one has tiny crystals, one is glassy. Why the difference?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** one · **What happens:** have, be · **To what, where:** tiny crystals

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This is test 6 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Two pieces of rock from the same volcano: one has tiny crystals, one is glassy.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t6:1
# text = Two pieces of rock from the same volcano: one has tiny crystals, one is glassy.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	glassy	glassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | one | tiny crystals |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crystal=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | one | tiny crystals *not said here* |  |  |  | glassy *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Why the difference?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t6:2
# text = Why the difference?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The glassy one was made of sand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t6:o1:1
# text = The glassy one was made of sand
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glassy	glassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the glassy one |  |  |  | of sand | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They came from different planets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t6:o2:1
# text = They came from different planets
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | They |  |  | different planets |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from planet=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The glassy one cooled slowly underground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t6:o3:1
# text = The glassy one cooled slowly underground
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glassy	glassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	cooled	cool	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cool** | participle |  | the glassy one *not said here* |  |  |  | slowly, underground *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

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The glassy one cooled even faster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:48-igneous-rocks-and-the-rock-cycle:t6:o4:1
# text = The glassy one cooled even faster
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glassy	glassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	cooled	cool	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cool** | participle |  | the glassy one *not said here* |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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