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title: A cartoon shows a boy with a bare head on a ski slope, but wrapped u… — Colds, coughs and the weather · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon shows a boy with a bare head on a ski slope, but wrapped up everywhere else, losing loads of heat from his head. What makes that true in the cartoon? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 4 «Colds, coughs and the weather» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 6 · ★ · Colds, coughs and the weather

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A cartoon shows a boy with a bare head on a ski slope, but wrapped up everywhere else, losing loads of heat from his head. What makes that true in the cartoon?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cartoon · **What happens:** show, wrap up, lose, make · **To what, where:** boy, loads, head

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 4 «Colds, coughs and the weather» 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/4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon shows a boy with a bare head on a ski slope, but wrapped up everywhere else, losing loads of heat from his head.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t6:1
# text = A cartoon shows a boy with a bare head on a ski slope, but wrapped up everywhere else, losing loads of heat from his head.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	ski	ski	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	slope	slope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
17	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	16	advmod	_	_
19	else	else	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
22	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a cartoon |  | a boy |  |  | with a bare head on a ski slope | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient |
| 2 | **wrap up** | participle | a cartoon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** | gerund | a cartoon *not said here* | loads of heat |  | cartoon's head |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent load=Theme from head=Initial\_Location |

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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:* What makes that true in the cartoon?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t6:2
# text = What makes that true in the cartoon?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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His head is the only bare part, so heat escapes there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t6:o1:1
# text = His head is the only bare part, so heat escapes there
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	escapes	escape	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | His head | the only bare part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **escape** | present | heat | the only bare part *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme part=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ski slopes are colder at head height

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t6:o2:1
# text = Ski slopes are colder at head height
1	Ski	ski	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	slopes	slope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ski slopes |  |  | head height |  | cold *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Snow pulls heat out of hair faster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t6:o3:1
# text = Snow pulls heat out of hair faster
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | Snow | heat |  | hair |  | fast *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent heat=Theme out hair=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Heads always lose most of your heat, whatever else you wear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:t6:o4:1
# text = Heads always lose most of your heat, whatever else you wear
1	Heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	conj	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | Heads | most of your heat |  |  |  | always *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent most=Eventuality |
| 2 | **wear** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **heat** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

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