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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Olympiad: odd one out, the right order and tall tales ★★★

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«It's a bit warm out» says Dad at sports day, and it's the hottest day of the year. Is he blowing it up or playing it down?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** It, Dad, bit · **What happens:** be, say, blow up, play down · **To what, where:** hottest day, bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 77 «Olympiad: odd one out, the right order and tall tales ★★★» 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/77-olympiad-odd-one-out-order-and-tall-tales/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «It's a bit warm out» says Dad at sports day, and it's the hottest day of the year.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:77-olympiad-odd-one-out-order-and-tall-tales:t5:1
# text = «It's a bit warm out» says Dad at sports day, and it's the hottest day of the year.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	compound	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	hottest	hot	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	amod	_	_
20	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | It |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; warm *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad |  |  |  | day |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | bit | the hottest day |  |  | year |  | 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:* Is he blowing it up or playing it down?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:77-olympiad-odd-one-out-order-and-tall-tales:t5:2
# text = Is he blowing it up or playing it down?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow up** | present · progressive | Dad | bit |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **play down** | gerund | Dad *not said here* | bit |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Neither, it's exactly warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:77-olympiad-odd-one-out-order-and-tall-tales:t5:o1:1
# text = Neither, it's exactly warm
1	Neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | exactly, neither, warm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Playing it down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:77-olympiad-odd-one-out-order-and-tall-tales:t5:o2:1
# text = Playing it down
1	Playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play down** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Blowing it up, it's actually cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:77-olympiad-odd-one-out-order-and-tall-tales:t5:o3:1
# text = Blowing it up, it's actually cold
1	Blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow up** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | actually, cold *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Blowing it up, it's only mild

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:77-olympiad-odd-one-out-order-and-tall-tales:t5:o4:1
# text = Blowing it up, it's only mild
1	Blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow up** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | mild *property* | tree rules |

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