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title: «bet u can make lollies in a pan, just boil sugar, easy» What is the… — Chocolate and sweets · tree and pragmatics
description: «bet u can make lollies in a pan, just boil sugar, easy» What is the best answer? Test 5 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 right.
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# Test 5 · Chocolate and sweets

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«bet u can make lollies in a pan, just boil sugar, easy» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, u, best answer · **What happens:** bet, make, boil, be · **To what, where:** lollies, pan, sugar · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t5:1
# text = «bet u can make lollies in a pan, just boil sugar, easy» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bet	bet	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	lollies	lolly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	boil	boil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	parataxis	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	21	amod	_	_
21	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bet** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn risk-94 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | can | u | lollies |  | a pan |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lolly=Product |
| 3 | **boil** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | sugar |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sugar=Patient |
| 4 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | 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}

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Do it alone in the microwave, that's safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t5:o1:1
# text = Do it alone in the microwave, that's safe
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	microwave	microwave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | the microwave |  | alone *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Easy, melted sugar is only warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t5:o2:1
# text = Easy, melted sugar is only warm
1	Easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Easy melted sugar |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Just dip a finger in to check it's ready

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t5:o3:1
# text = Just dip a finger in to check it's ready
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	dip	dip	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dip** | imperative | you *not said here* | a finger |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location finger=Theme |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | finger |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Never without an adult: melted sugar is hotter than boiling water and sticks to skin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:2-chocolate-and-sweets:t5:o4:1
# text = Never without an adult: melted sugar is hotter than boiling water and sticks to skin
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
2	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	hotter	hot	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a adult |  |  |  |  | than boiling water; hot *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **stick** | present | a adult *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to skin | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to skin=Co-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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