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title: Leah's gran puts a spoon in the cola every time. How could they test… — Let's test it! Experiments and fair te… · tree and pragmatics
description: Leah's gran puts a spoon in the cola every time. How could they test the trick fairly? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 29 «Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests» 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 righ
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests

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Leah's gran puts a spoon in the cola every time. How could they test the trick fairly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** gran, they · **What happens:** put, test · **To what, where:** spoon, cola, trick

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This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leah's gran puts a spoon in the cola every time.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t6:1
# text = Leah's gran puts a spoon in the cola every time.
1	Leah	Leah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Leah's gran | a spoon |  | the cola | time |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme in cola=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:* How could they test the trick fairly?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t6:2
# text = How could they test the trick fairly?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | could | they | the trick |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Theme |

## The options {#options}

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

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Two opened bottles, one with a spoon, one without, checked after a day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t6:o1:1
# text = Two opened bottles, one with a spoon, one without, checked after a day
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	bottles	bottle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	appos	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **check** | participle |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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One bottle with a spoon, checked after a minute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t6:o2:1
# text = One bottle with a spoon, checked after a minute
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | participle |  |  |  |  | minute |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask gran whether she thinks it works

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t6:o3:1
# text = Ask gran whether she thinks it works
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | gran |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gran=Recipient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | present | gran |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Use a spoon in lemonade and a lid on cola

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t6:o4:1
# text = Use a spoon in lemonade and a lid on cola
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a spoon |  | lemonade and a lid |  | on cola | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spoon=Patient |

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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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