--- title: Why was it so amazing that helium was found in the Sun before on Ear… — How we know: measuring the sky · tree and pragmatics description: Why was it so amazing that helium was found in the Sun before on Earth? Test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 28 «How we know: measuring the sky» of the space course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky/t5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Space](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/) / [How we know: measuring the sky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★★★ · How we know: measuring the sky Why was it so amazing that helium was found in the Sun before on Earth? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it · **What happens:** be, find · **To what, where:** helium, Sun This is test 5 · ★★★ of lesson 28 «How we know: measuring the sky» of the space 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/space/28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky/#t5). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky:t5:1 # text = Why was it so amazing that helium was found in the Sun before on Earth? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 amazing amazing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 helium helium NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Sun Sun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 before before ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Earth Earth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | it | | | | | amazing *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **find** | past · passive | | helium | | the Sun | before Earth | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Scientists identified a new element from 150 million km away ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky:t5:o1:1 # text = Scientists identified a new element from 150 million km away 1 Scientists scientist NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 identified identify VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 element element NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 150 150 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 8 compound _ _ 8 million million NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 km km NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 10 away away ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | past | Scientists | a new element | | million km | | away *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent element=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} It proved that the Sun is really cold underneath its glowing outside ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky:t5:o2:1 # text = It proved that the Sun is really cold underneath its glowing outside 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proved prove VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Sun Sun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 really really ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 9 underneath underneath SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 glowing glow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 12 outside outside ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | past | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the Sun | | | | | cold *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **glow** | gerund | Sun | | | | | outside *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} The Sun is made only of helium ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky:t5:o3:1 # text = The Sun is made only of helium 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Sun Sun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 only only ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 helium helium NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present · passive | | the Sun | | | | of helium | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | ### Option 4 {#o4} Helium is the heaviest element ```conllu # sent_id = question:space:28-how-we-know-measuring-the-sky:t5:o4:1 # text = Helium is the heaviest element 1 Helium helium NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 heaviest heavy ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 element element NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Helium | the heaviest element | | | | | tree rules | **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. 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