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title: It is given that a hammer and a feather were released simultaneously… — Let's test it! Experiments and fair te… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a hammer and a feather were released simultaneously upon the lunar surface in 1971. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 29 «Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 3 · Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests

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It is given that a hammer and a feather were released simultaneously upon the lunar surface in 1971. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, release, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, hammer, 1971, response

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a hammer and a feather were released simultaneously upon the lunar surface in 1971.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e3:1
# text = It is given that a hammer and a feather were released simultaneously upon the lunar surface in 1971.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hammer	hammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	simultaneously	simultaneously	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	lunar	lunar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	1971	1971	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **release** | past · passive |  | a hammer and a feather |  | 1971 |  | upon the lunar surface; simultaneously *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source |

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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:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

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

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Both objects reached the surface at the same moment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e3:o1:1
# text = Both objects reached the surface at the same moment
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | both objects | the surface |  |  | moment |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent surface=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The feather did not descend at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e3:o2:1
# text = The feather did not descend at all
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	descend	descend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **descend** | past · do-support | the feather |  |  | all |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The hammer reached the surface considerably earlier

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e3:o3:1
# text = The hammer reached the surface considerably earlier
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hammer	hammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the hammer | the surface |  |  |  | early *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent surface=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The feather reached the surface considerably earlier

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:e3:o4:1
# text = The feather reached the surface considerably earlier
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the feather | the surface |  |  |  | early *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent surface=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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