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description: In a cartoon a snowman melts faster because someone puts a coat on him "to keep him cosy". What is wrong? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 25 «Keeping warm and keeping cool: insulation and sweat» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Keeping warm and keeping cool: insulation and sweat

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In a cartoon a snowman melts faster because someone puts a coat on him "to keep him cosy". What is wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** snowman, someone · **What happens:** melt, put, keep, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, coat, snowman · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 25 «Keeping warm and keeping cool: insulation and sweat» 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/25-keeping-warm-and-keeping-cool/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a snowman melts faster because someone puts a coat on him "to keep him cosy".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:25-keeping-warm-and-keeping-cool:t6:1
# text = In a cartoon a snowman melts faster because someone puts a coat on him "to keep him cosy".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	snowman	snowman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
10	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	cosy	cosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present | a snowman |  |  | a cartoon |  | fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **put** | present | someone | a coat |  |  |  | on snowman | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | snowman |  |  |  | cosy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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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 is wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:25-keeping-warm-and-keeping-cool:t6:2
# text = What is wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The coat would make him grow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:25-keeping-warm-and-keeping-cool:t6:o1:1
# text = The coat would make him grow
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | would | the coat | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A coat would slow the melting, not speed it up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:25-keeping-warm-and-keeping-cool:t6:o2:1
# text = A coat would slow the melting, not speed it up
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	slow	slow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	melting	melting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	speed	speed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slow** | would | a coat | the melting |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent melting=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **speed up** | infinitive | a coat *not said here* | melting |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, coats always warm up whatever is inside them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:25-keeping-warm-and-keeping-cool:t6:o3:1
# text = Nothing, coats always warm up whatever is inside them
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	warm	warm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
9	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm up** | present | Nothing coats |  |  |  |  | inside them *= they*; always *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Nothing coats *not said here* | whatever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Coats make snow turn into steam

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:25-keeping-warm-and-keeping-cool:t6:o4:1
# text = Coats make snow turn into steam
1	Coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Coats | snow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | infinitive | snow *not said here* |  |  | steam |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into steam=Trajectory |

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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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