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description: ugh the handle came off the door and now i can't open it with the stupid little bar. why's it so hard? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 34 «Wheels, axles, ramps and screws» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice w
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# Test 1 · ★ · Wheels, axles, ramps and screws

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ugh the handle came off the door and now i can't open it with the stupid little bar. why's it so hard?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** handle, i · **What happens:** come off, not open, be · **To what, where:** door, handle

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 34 «Wheels, axles, ramps and screws» 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/34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:t1:1
# text = ugh the handle came off the door and now i can't open it with the stupid little bar. why's it so hard?
1	ugh	ugh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
10	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
21	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	so	so	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come off** | past | the handle | the door |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **open** | can | i | handle |  |  | now | with the stupid little bar | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with bar=Instrument |
| 3 | **is** | present | handle |  |  |  |  | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The bar is much heavier than the handle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:t1:o1:1
# text = The bar is much heavier than the handle
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	handle	handle	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** | present | the bar |  |  |  |  | than the handle; heavy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bar is broken inside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:t1:o2:1
# text = The bar is broken inside
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bar	bar	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	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present · passive |  | the bar |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doors lock themselves tight the moment the handle comes off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:t1:o3:1
# text = Doors lock themselves tight the moment the handle comes off
1	Doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lock	lock	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock** | present | Doors | Doors *= door* |  |  | moment | tight *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient |
| 2 | **come off** | present | the handle | the moment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without the big handle, you lose the wheel's extra twist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:t1:o4:1
# text = Without the big handle, you lose the wheel's extra twist
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	twist	twist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | you | the wheel's extra twist |  |  |  | without the big handle | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twist=Eventuality |
| 2 | **twist** |  | the wheel |  |  |  |  |  | nom twist «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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