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title: «mate's dad says shiny sweets are painted one by one» What is the tr… — Chocolate and sweets · tree and pragmatics
description: «mate's dad says shiny sweets are painted one by one» What is the true way? Test 11 of lesson 2 «Chocolate and sweets» 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 11 · Chocolate and sweets

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«mate's dad says shiny sweets are painted one by one» What is the true way?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad · **What happens:** say, paint, be · **To what, where:** shiny sweets, true way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 of lesson 2 «Chocolate and sweets» 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/2-chocolate-and-sweets/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t11:1
# text = «mate's dad says shiny sweets are painted one by one» What is the true way?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
14	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | mate's dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **paint** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | shiny sweets |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the true way |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Panning: they tumble in drums while thin coats are sprayed on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t11:o1:1
# text = Panning: they tumble in drums while thin coats are sprayed on
1	Panning	pan	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tumble	tumble	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	drums	drum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	sprayed	spray	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pan** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tumble** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in drums | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in drum=Attribute |
| 3 | **spray** | present · passive |  | thin coats |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Each sweet is painted by hand with a brush

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t11:o2:1
# text = Each sweet is painted by hand with a brush
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	sweet	sweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | present · passive | hand | each sweet |  |  |  | with a brush | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Destination with brush=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They are dipped one by one in nail varnish and left to dry on racks

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t11:o3:1
# text = They are dipped one by one in nail varnish and left to dry on racks
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	dipped	dip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	nail	nail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	varnish	varnish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	dry	dry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	racks	rack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dip** | present · passive |  | They |  | nail varnish |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme one=Destination |
| 2 | **leave** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **dry** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | racks |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They are rubbed shiny with a cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t11:o4:1
# text = They are rubbed shiny with a cloth
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | with a cloth; shiny *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with cloth=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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