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title: «frozen food lasts for ever cos freezing kills germs» What is right? — Keeping cold: fridges, freezers and he… · tree and pragmatics
description: «frozen food lasts for ever cos freezing kills germs» What is right? Test 8 · ★★★ 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 right.
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Keeping cold: fridges, freezers and heat pumps

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«frozen food lasts for ever cos freezing kills germs» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** frozen food, freezing · **What happens:** freeze, last, co, kill, be · **To what, where:** germs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t8:1
# text = «frozen food lasts for ever cos freezing kills germs» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lasts	last	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	7	advmod	_	_
7	cos	co	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
12	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **last** *in a quote* | present | frozen food |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **co** *in a quote* | present | frozen food *not said here* |  |  |  | ever |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **kill** *in a quote* | present | freezing | germs |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |
| 5 | **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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Freezing stops germs growing, but they wake up when the food thaws

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t8:o1:1
# text = Freezing stops germs growing, but they wake up when the food thaws
1	Freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wake	wake	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	thaws	thaw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Freezing | germs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | Freezing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wake up** | present | germs *= germ* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **thaw** | present | the food |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, every germ dies in the freezer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t8:o2:1
# text = Yes, every germ dies in the freezer
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	germ	germ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	freezer	freezer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | every germ |  |  |  |  | in the freezer | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in freezer=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frozen food goes off within a day, so it must be eaten straight away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t8:o3:1
# text = Frozen food goes off within a day, so it must be eaten straight away
1	Frozen	frozen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
14	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go off** | present | Frozen food |  |  |  | day |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** | must · passive |  | food |  |  |  | away *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Germs grow faster when frozen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:10-keeping-cold-fridges-freezers-and-heat-pumps:t8:o4:1
# text = Germs grow faster when frozen
1	Germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Germs |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle | Germs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=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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