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# Exam question 2 · Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the present scientific position concerning the more rapid freezing of warm water?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** present scientific position, warm water · **What happens:** follow, characteris, concern, freeze · **To what, where:** present scientific position, rapid freezing

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 29 «Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the present scientific position concerning the more rapid freezing of warm water?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
16	rapid	rapid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the present scientific position |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the present scientific position *not said here* | the rapid freezing of warm water |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus freezing=Experiencer |
| 4 | **freeze** |  | warm water |  |  |  |  |  | nom freezing «process intransitive»: of=agent |

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

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The matter remains disputed among scientists

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e2:o1:1
# text = The matter remains disputed among scientists
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	disputed	dispute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | present | the matter |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dispute** | participle | the matter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | among scientists | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It has been conclusively disproven in all circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e2:o2:1
# text = It has been conclusively disproven in all circumstances
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
4	conclusively	conclusively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	disproven	disproven	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | It |  |  | all circumstances |  | conclusively, disproven *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It has been conclusively proven in all circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e2:o3:1
# text = It has been conclusively proven in all circumstances
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	conclusively	conclusively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  | all circumstances |  | conclusively *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It has never been investigated

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e2:o4:1
# text = It has never been investigated
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	investigated	investigate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **investigate** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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