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title: Ethan: "This chlorine is sus, the pool's too clean." What's the truth? — Swimming and cycling · tree and pragmatics
description: Ethan: "This chlorine is sus, the pool's too clean." What's the truth? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 42 «Swimming and cycling» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 3 · ★ · Swimming and cycling

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Ethan: "This chlorine is sus, the pool's too clean." What's the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ethan, pool, truth · **What happens:** be

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 42 «Swimming and cycling» of the medicine 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/medicine/42-swimming-and-cycling/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ethan: "This chlorine is sus, the pool's too clean."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:42-swimming-and-cycling:t3:1
# text = Ethan: "This chlorine is sus, the pool's too clean."
1	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	chlorine	chlorine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Ethan |  |  |  |  | suspect *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* |  | the pool |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* What's the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:42-swimming-and-cycling:t3:2
# text = What's the truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A strong smell often means sweat and wee are reacting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:42-swimming-and-cycling:t3:o1:1
# text = A strong smell often means sweat and wee are reacting
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	sweat	sweat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	reacting	react	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a strong smell | sweat and wee |  |  |  | often *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweat=Topic |
| 2 | **react** | present · progressive | sweat and wee *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The smell means the pool is perfectly clean and safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:42-swimming-and-cycling:t3:o2:1
# text = The smell means the pool is perfectly clean and safe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the smell |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the pool |  |  |  |  | clean, perfectly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the pool *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Chlorine only smells when the pool is nearly empty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:42-swimming-and-cycling:t3:o3:1
# text = Chlorine only smells when the pool is nearly empty
1	Chlorine	chlorine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Chlorine |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the pool |  |  |  |  | empty, nearly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Stinging eyes mean too little water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:42-swimming-and-cycling:t3:o4:1
# text = Stinging eyes mean too little water
1	Stinging	sting	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	amod	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sting** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Stinging eyes | little water |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Topic |

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