--- title: It is given that the wall thermostat of a dwelling is raised from 20… — Heating, water pipes and drains · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that the wall thermostat of a dwelling is raised from 20 to 30 degrees. Ascertain the effect upon the rate at which the dwelling is heated. 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Ascertain the effect upon the rate at which the dwelling is heated. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, raise, ascertain, heat · **To what, where:** It, wall thermostat, 20 degrees, effect, dwelling, rate This is exam question 2 of lesson 13 «Heating, water pipes and drains» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains/#e2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that the wall thermostat of a dwelling is raised from 20 to 30 degrees. ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:e2:1 # text = It is given that the wall thermostat of a dwelling is raised from 20 to 30 degrees. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 wall wall NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 thermostat thermostat NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 raised raise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 13 from from ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 14 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 17 nummod _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 30 30 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 14 nmod _ _ 17 degrees degree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **raise** | present · passive | | the wall thermostat of a dwelling | | 20 degrees | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme from degree=Destination | 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. *Sentence 2:* Ascertain the effect upon the rate at which the dwelling is heated. ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:e2:2 # text = Ascertain the effect upon the rate at which the dwelling is heated. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 effect effect NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 upon upon ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 rate rate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 heated heat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the effect | | | | upon the rate | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Topic | | 2 | **heat** | present · passive | | the dwelling | | the rate | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The rate is unchanged; only the final temperature is higher ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:e2:o1:1 # text = The rate is unchanged; only the final temperature is higher 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rate rate NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 unchanged unchanged ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 final final ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 temperature temperature NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 higher high ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the rate | | | | | unchanged *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | the final temperature | | | | | high *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} The rate of heating is reduced by one half ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:e2:o2:1 # text = The rate of heating is reduced by one half 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rate rate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 heating heating NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 reduced reduce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 half half NOUN NN Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reduce** | present · passive | one half | the rate of heating | | | | | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The dwelling ceases to be heated ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:e2:o3:1 # text = The dwelling ceases to be heated 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 ceases cease VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 heated heat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cease** | present | the dwelling | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **heat** | to-infinitive · passive | the dwelling *not said here* | | | | | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V» | ### Option 4 {#o4} The rate of heating is doubled ```conllu # sent_id = question:technology:13-heating-water-pipes-and-drains:e2:o4:1 # text = The rate of heating is doubled 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rate rate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 heating heating NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 doubled double VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **double** | present · passive | | the rate of heating | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | **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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