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description: "bruh it's cold cos we're further from the sun, obviously" What do you say? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 17 «Magnets, compasses and big Earth facts» of the myths 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 2 · ★ · Magnets, compasses and big Earth facts

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"bruh it's cold cos we're further from the sun, obviously" What do you say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** it, we, you · **What happens:** be, say · **To what, where:** sun · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 17 «Magnets, compasses and big Earth facts» of the myths 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/myths/17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts:t2:1
# text = "bruh it's cold cos we're further from the sun, obviously" What do you say?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	further	further	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	obviously	obviously	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	obj	_	_
17	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  | the sun |  | further *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  | obviously *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, the Earth goes far away every winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts:t2:o1:1
# text = Yes, the Earth goes far away every winter
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | the Earth |  |  |  | winter | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Actually we're nearest the Sun in January; it's the slant of the light

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts:t2:o2:1
# text = Actually we're nearest the Sun in January; it's the slant of the light
1	Actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	nearest	nearest	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	slant	slant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | we |  |  |  | january | nearest the Sun and the slant; actually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | the slant |  |  |  | of the light | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, it's cold because the Moon blocks the Sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts:t2:o3:1
# text = No, it's cold because the Moon blocks the Sun
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	blocks	block	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **block** | present | the Moon | the Sun |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer sun=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, and in summer we touch the Sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:17-magnets-compasses-and-big-earth-facts:t2:o4:1
# text = Yes, and in summer we touch the Sun
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	touch	touch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | we | the Sun |  |  | summer |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sun=Co-Theme |

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