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# Test 2 · ★★ · Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests

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Lola puts one pot by the radio in a sunny window and one in a dark cupboard. The radio pot grows better. What can she conclude?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Lola, radio pot, pot · **What happens:** put, grow, conclude · **To what, where:** one pot, sunny window

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 29 «Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests» 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/29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lola puts one pot by the radio in a sunny window and one in a dark cupboard.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t2:1
# text = Lola puts one pot by the radio in a sunny window and one in a dark cupboard.
1	Lola	Lola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Lola | one pot |  | a sunny window |  | by the radio; in a dark cupboard | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pot=Theme by radio=Destination |

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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:* The radio pot grows better.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t2:2
# text = The radio pot grows better.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the radio pot |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What can she conclude?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t2:3
# text = What can she conclude?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	conclude	conclude	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conclude** | can | pot |  |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

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

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Nothing about music, because she changed the light too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t2:o1:1
# text = Nothing about music, because she changed the light too
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
2	about	about	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | Nothing | the light |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Music makes plants grow better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t2:o2:1
# text = Music makes plants grow better
1	Music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Music | plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | plants *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Radios give out plant food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t2:o3:1
# text = Radios give out plant food
1	Radios	radio	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give out** | present | Radios | plant food |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Darkness makes plants hate the music, so they grow slower

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t2:o4:1
# text = Darkness makes plants hate the music, so they grow slower
1	Darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	hate	hate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	slower	slow	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Darkness | plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hate** | infinitive | plants *not said here* | the music |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer music=Stimulus |
| 3 | **grow** | present | plants *= plant* |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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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