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# Test 5 · ★★★ · Keeping cold: fridges, freezers and heat pumps

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«how can u heat a house with freezing air, that's mental» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, that · **What happens:** heat, be · **To what, where:** house · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t5:1
# text = «how can u heat a house with freezing air, that's mental» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	heat	heat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	freezing	freezing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** *in a quote* | can | u | a house |  |  |  | with freezing air | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Patient with air=Instrument |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | mental *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can't, heat pumps only ever work in summer, when the air is already warm

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t5:o1:1
# text = You can't, heat pumps only ever work in summer, when the air is already warm
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	pumps	pump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	18	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	already	already	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pump** | can | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  | ever; summer |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | the air |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Even cold air holds some heat, and a heat pump collects it and pumps it in

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t5:o2:1
# text = Even cold air holds some heat, and a heat pump collects it and pumps it in
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	pump	pump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	collects	collect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	pumps	pump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | cold air | some heat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme |
| 2 | **collect** | present | a heat pump | heat |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **pump in** | present | cold air *not said here* | heat |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heat pumps melt ice to make fire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t5:o3:1
# text = Heat pumps melt ice to make fire
1	Heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pumps	pump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	melt	melt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
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 | **melt** | present | Heat pumps | ice |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient ice=Result |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Heat pumps *not said here* | fire |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fire=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heat pumps burn the cold air for fuel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t5:o4:1
# text = Heat pumps burn the cold air for fuel
1	Heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pumps	pump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | present | Heat pumps | the cold air |  |  |  | for fuel | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent air=Theme |

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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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