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title: Charlie drops a book and a flat sheet of paper; the book wins. Then… — Let's test it! Experiments and fair te… · tree and pragmatics
description: Charlie drops a book and a flat sheet of paper; the book wins. Then he lays the paper flat on top of the book. What happens? Test 7 · ★★ 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 
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests

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Charlie drops a book and a flat sheet of paper; the book wins. Then he lays the paper flat on top of the book. What happens?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Charlie, book · **What happens:** drop, win, lay, happen · **To what, where:** book, paper, top

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This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Charlie drops a book and a flat sheet of paper; the book wins.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t7:1
# text = Charlie drops a book and a flat sheet of paper; the book wins.
1	Charlie	Charlie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drops	drop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | present | Charlie | a book and a flat sheet of paper |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | present | the book |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Then he lays the paper flat on top of the book.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t7:2
# text = Then he lays the paper flat on top of the book.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lays	lay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | Charlie | the paper |  | top of the book | then | flat *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent paper=Theme on top=Destination |

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*Sentence 3:* What happens?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t7:3
# text = What happens?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The paper falls first and lands under the book

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t7:o1:1
# text = The paper falls first and lands under the book
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the paper |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **land** | present | the paper *not said here* |  |  | the book |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme under book=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The book falls slower because of the paper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t7:o2:1
# text = The book falls slower because of the paper
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	slower	slow	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the book |  |  |  |  | because the paper; slow *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The paper flies off and floats away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t7:o3:1
# text = The paper flies off and floats away
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	floats	float	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly off** | present | the paper |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **float away** | present | the paper *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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They fall together, because the book shields the paper from air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:29-let-s-test-it-experiments-and-fair-tests:t7:o4:1
# text = They fall together, because the book shields the paper from air
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shields	shield	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall together** | present | They |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **shield** | present | the book | the paper |  | air |  |  | tree rules |

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