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title: A cartoon shows a cow burping a black storm cloud that sets a town o… — Climate: hot summers and hot arguments · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon shows a cow burping a black storm cloud that sets a town on fire at once. What is the true version? Test 5 of lesson 21 «Climate: hot summers and hot arguments» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Test 5 · Climate: hot summers and hot arguments

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A cartoon shows a cow burping a black storm cloud that sets a town on fire at once. What is the true version?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cartoon, cow, black storm cloud, true version · **What happens:** show, burp, set, be · **To what, where:** cow, black storm cloud, town, fire

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This is test 5 of lesson 21 «Climate: hot summers and hot arguments» of the politics 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/politics/21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon shows a cow burping a black storm cloud that sets a town on fire at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t5:1
# text = A cartoon shows a cow burping a black storm cloud that sets a town on fire at once.
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	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	burping	burp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 cow |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cow=Recipient |
| 2 | **burp** | gerund | a cow *not said here* | a black storm cloud |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **set** | present | a black storm cloud | a town |  | fire |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent town=Theme on fire=Destination |

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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 the true version?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t5:2
# text = What is the true version?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the true version |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Cow burps add methane, an invisible warming gas, slowly over years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t5:o1:1
# text = Cow burps add methane, an invisible warming gas, slowly over years
1	Cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	burps	burp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	methane	methane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	warming	warming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | Cow burps | methane |  |  | year | slowly *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent methane=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cow burps are thick black smoke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t5:o2:1
# text = Cow burps are thick black smoke
1	Cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	burps	burp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cow burps | thick black smoke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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One burp can heat a whole town at once and start fires straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t5:o3:1
# text = One burp can heat a whole town at once and start fires straight away
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	burp	burp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	heat	heat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | can | One burp | a whole town |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent town=Patient |
| 2 | **start** | infinitive | One burp *not said here* | fires |  |  |  | away *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Cows breathe out cold air that cools the planet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:21-climate-hot-summers-and-hot-arguments:t5:o4:1
# text = Cows breathe out cold air that cools the planet
1	Cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	breathe	breathe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cools	cool	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe out** | present | Cows | cold air |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |
| 2 | **cool** | present | cold air | the planet |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent planet=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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