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title: Uncle Dev: "That headline about chocolate's slightly overcooked." Th… — Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Uncle Dev: "That headline about chocolate's slightly overcooked." The study was on 12 mice. What does he really mean? Test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 9 · ★★★ · Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★

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Uncle Dev: "That headline about chocolate's slightly overcooked." The study was on 12 mice. What does he really mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** study, he · **What happens:** be, mean

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This is test 9 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★» 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/37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Uncle Dev: "That headline about chocolate's slightly overcooked."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t9:1
# text = Uncle Dev: "That headline about chocolate's slightly overcooked."
1	Uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Dev	Dev	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	headline	headline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	overcooked	overcooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* The study was on 12 mice.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t9:2
# text = The study was on 12 mice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the study |  |  |  |  | on 12 mice | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What does he really mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t9:3
# text = What does he really mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The chocolate in the study was a bit burnt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t9:o1:1
# text = The chocolate in the study was a bit burnt
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the chocolate in the study |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; burnt *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Twelve mice prove it for every child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t9:o2:1
# text = Twelve mice prove it for every child
1	Twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prove	prove	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | Twelve mice | it |  |  |  | for every child | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It claims far more than the study shows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t9:o3:1
# text = It claims far more than the study shows
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	claims	claim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
5	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | present | It | more |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent more=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | present | the study |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The headline is spot on and fair

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:37-olympiad-how-could-you-check-it:t9:o4:1
# text = The headline is spot on and fair
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	headline	headline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spot	spot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot on** | present · passive |  | the headline |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |

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