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title: ★★★ Grandpa: "Back in my day, a rock that glows across the sky and b… — Olympiad: planet puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Grandpa: "Back in my day, a rock that glows across the sky and burns up was called a meteorite, sonny." Put him right. Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 31 «Olympiad: planet puzzles ★★★» of the space course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: planet puzzles ★★★

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★★★ Grandpa: "Back in my day, a rock that glows across the sky and burns up was called a meteorite, sonny." Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** rock, you · **What happens:** glow, burn up, call, put · **To what, where:** sky, ★ · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 31 «Olympiad: planet puzzles ★★★» 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/31-olympiad-planet-puzzles/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Grandpa: "Back in my day, a rock that glows across the sky and burns up was called a meteorite, sonny."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:31-olympiad-planet-puzzles:t4:1
# text = ★★★ Grandpa: "Back in my day, a rock that glows across the sky and burns up was called a meteorite, sonny."
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	across	across	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	sonny	sonny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** *in a quote* | present | a rock |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **burn up** *in a quote* | present | a rock *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **call** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | ★ ★ Grandpa |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:31-olympiad-planet-puzzles:t4:2
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | ★ |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

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

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It is a meteor; a meteorite is a piece that lands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:31-olympiad-planet-puzzles:t4:o1:1
# text = It is a meteor; a meteorite is a piece that lands
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a meteor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a meteorite | a piece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **land** | present | a piece |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a comet, because it glows and has a tail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:31-olympiad-planet-puzzles:t4:o2:1
# text = It is a comet, because it glows and has a tail
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	comet	comet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a comet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **glow** | present | comet | a comet *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent comet=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | present | comet *not said here* | a tail |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He is right: any glowing space rock is a meteorite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:31-olympiad-planet-puzzles:t4:o3:1
# text = He is right: any glowing space rock is a meteorite
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
6	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | any glowing space rock | a meteorite |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a meteoroid all the time it glows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:31-olympiad-planet-puzzles:t4:o4:1
# text = It is a meteoroid all the time it glows
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	meteoroid	meteoroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a meteoroid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **glow** | present | meteoroid | a meteoroid *not said here* |  |  | time |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent meteoroid=Theme |

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