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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the condition of glass at ordinary temperatures? Exam question 2 of lesson 33 «When the teacher gets it wrong» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Exam question 2 · When the teacher gets it wrong

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the condition of glass at ordinary temperatures?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, condition · **To what, where:** condition, ordinary temperatures, glass

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 33 «When the teacher gets it wrong» 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/33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the condition of glass at ordinary temperatures?
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	10	det	_	_
10	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 condition of glass |  | ordinary temperatures |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **condition** |  |  | glass |  | ordinary temperatures |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient at=place |

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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 {#o1}

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It is a liquid that descends perceptibly over centuries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e2:o1:1
# text = It is a liquid that descends perceptibly over centuries
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	descends	descend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	perceptibly	perceptibly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a liquid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **descend** | present | a liquid |  |  |  | century | perceptibly *property* | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a gas held in a rigid form

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e2:o2:1
# text = It is a gas held in a rigid form
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	rigid	rigid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a gas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | a gas *not said here* |  | a rigid form |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in form=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It is a solid, and unevenness in antique panes arises from their manufacture

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e2:o3:1
# text = It is a solid, and unevenness in antique panes arises from their manufacture
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	unevenness	unevenness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	antique	antique	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	panes	pane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	manufacture	manufacture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | solid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **arise** | present | unevenness in antique panes |  |  | panes's manufacture |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **manufacture** |  | panes *= pane* |  |  |  |  |  | nom manufacture «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a solid only during the winter months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e2:o4:1
# text = It is a solid only during the winter months
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	solid	solid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a solid |  |  | month |  | tree rules |

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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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