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title: It is given that an experiment presented at a science fair failed to… — Disappointed: when things don't go the… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that an experiment presented at a science fair failed to operate. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 25 «Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 3 · Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped

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It is given that an experiment presented at a science fair failed to operate. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** experiment, you · **What happens:** give, present, fail, not operate, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, experiment, science fair, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 25 «Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/reflection/25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that an experiment presented at a science fair failed to operate.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e3:1
# text = It is given that an experiment presented at a science fair failed to operate.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
7	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	operate	operate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | a experiment *not said here* |  | a science fair |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fail** | past | a experiment |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **not** **operate** | to-infinitive | a experiment *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Failed experiments are to be concealed from the judges

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e3:o1:1
# text = Failed experiments are to be concealed from the judges
1	Failed	fail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	experiments	experiment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **conceal** | present · passive |  | Failed experiments |  | the judges |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient from judge=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Scientific experiments invariably succeed at the first attempt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e3:o2:1
# text = Scientific experiments invariably succeed at the first attempt
1	Scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	experiments	experiment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	succeed	succeed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | present | Scientific experiments |  |  | the first attempt |  | invariably *property* | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The experimenter is deemed to have no aptitude for science

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e3:o3:1
# text = The experimenter is deemed to have no aptitude for science
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	experimenter	experimenter	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	deemed	deem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	aptitude	aptitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deem** | present · passive |  | the experimenter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | no aptitude |  |  |  | for science | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aptitude=Patient |

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

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An explanation of the failure constitutes valid scientific work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e3:o4:1
# text = An explanation of the failure constitutes valid scientific work
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	valid	valid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | a explanation of the failure | valid scientific work |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme work=Pivot |
| 2 | **explain** |  | the failure |  |  |  |  |  | nom explanation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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