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title: A camper on a very high mountain says his pasta is still hard after… — Pressure tricks: pumps, tyres and vacu… · tree and pragmatics
description: A camper on a very high mountain says his pasta is still hard after the usual time. What would help? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 16 «Pressure tricks: pumps, tyres and vacuums» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Pressure tricks: pumps, tyres and vacuums

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A camper on a very high mountain says his pasta is still hard after the usual time. What would help?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** camper, pasta · **What happens:** say, be, help · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 16 «Pressure tricks: pumps, tyres and vacuums» of the physics 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/physics/16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A camper on a very high mountain says his pasta is still hard after the usual time.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums:t3:1
# text = A camper on a very high mountain says his pasta is still hard after the usual time.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camper	camper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a camper on a high mountain |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | camper's pasta |  |  |  | still; time | hard *property* | tree rules |

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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 would help?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums:t3:2
# text = What would help?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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Cook it longer, or use a pressure cooker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums:t3:o1:1
# text = Cook it longer, or use a pressure cooker
1	Cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cooker	cooker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | long *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a pressure cooker |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cooker=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Take the lid off to trap more heat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums:t3:o2:1
# text = Take the lid off to trap more heat
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	trap	trap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take off** | imperative | you *not said here* | the lid |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Theme |
| 2 | **trap** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | more heat |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Turn the water down so it stops bubbling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums:t3:o3:1
# text = Turn the water down so it stops bubbling
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	bubbling	bubble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn down** | imperative | you *not said here* | the water |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | present | water |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **bubble** | gerund | water *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Put in more salt to make it boil colder

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums:t3:o4:1
# text = Put in more salt to make it boil colder
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	boil	boil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put in** | imperative | you *not said here* | more salt |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent salt=Goal |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | salt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **boil** | infinitive | salt *not said here* |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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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