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title: «fridge is broke, the back's all warm!» What is the clever answer? — Keeping cold: fridges, freezers and he… · tree and pragmatics
description: «fridge is broke, the back's all warm!» What is the clever answer? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Keeping cold: fridges, freezers and heat pumps» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Keeping cold: fridges, freezers and heat pumps

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«fridge is broke, the back's all warm!» What is the clever answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fridge, clever answer · **What happens:** be

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Keeping cold: fridges, freezers and heat pumps» of the technology 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/technology/10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «fridge is broke, the back's all warm!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t4:1
# text = «fridge is broke, the back's all warm!»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	broke	broke	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | fridge |  |  |  |  | 's the back; broke *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* |  | fridge *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 clever answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t4:2
# text = What is the clever answer?
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	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	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 clever answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, a warm back always means the motor is broken and needs fixing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t4:o1:1
# text = Yes, a warm back always means the motor is broken and needs fixing
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	fixing	fixing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a warm back |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **break** | present · passive |  | the motor |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **need** | present | a warm back *not said here* | fixing |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fixing=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A warm back is normal: that is where the heat from inside goes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t4:o2:1
# text = A warm back is normal: that is where the heat from inside goes
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	11	nmod	_	_
14	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a warm back |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | present | the heat |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The fridge is about to catch fire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t4:o3:1
# text = The fridge is about to catch fire
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the fridge |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | the fridge *not said here* | fire |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The food is cooking the fridge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t4:o4:1
# text = The food is cooking the fridge
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cooking	cook	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present · progressive | the food | the fridge |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument fridge=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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