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title: When Alice is three inches tall, why would she get cold faster than… — Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, t… · tree and pragmatics
description: When Alice is three inches tall, why would she get cold faster than a normal girl? Test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, the centre of the Earth, giants and tiny people» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, the centre of the Ear…

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When Alice is three inches tall, why would she get cold faster than a normal girl?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** be, get

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This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, the centre of the Earth, giants and tiny people» 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/41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t7:1
# text = When Alice is three inches tall, why would she get cold faster than a normal girl?
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
2	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	inches	inch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Alice |  |  |  |  | three inches *obl:unmarked*; tall *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | would | Alice |  |  |  |  | cold, fast *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Small people cannot wear clothes of any kind, so their skin would be bare to the wind

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t7:o1:1
# text = Small people cannot wear clothes of any kind, so their skin would be bare to the wind
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wear** | can | Small people | clothes of any kind |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |
| 2 | **is** | would | people's skin |  |  |  |  | to the wind; bare *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Small bodies have no blood, so they cannot keep warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t7:o2:1
# text = Small bodies have no blood, so they cannot keep warm
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
12	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Small bodies | no blood |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **keep** | can | bodies *= body* |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The air is colder close to the ground everywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t7:o3:1
# text = The air is colder close to the ground everywhere
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the air |  |  |  |  | cold, everywhere *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Small bodies have lots of skin for their size, so they lose heat quickly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t7:o4:1
# text = Small bodies have lots of skin for their size, so they lose heat quickly
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Small bodies | lots of skin for bodies's size |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **lose** | present | bodies *= body* | heat |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Eventuality |

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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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