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title: «we put our potato peelings in the food bin, so what, it just rots»… — Wind, sun and other clean energy · tree and pragmatics
description: «we put our potato peelings in the food bin, so what, it just rots» What can really happen? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 33 «Wind, sun and other clean energy» 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 rig
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Wind, sun and other clean energy

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«we put our potato peelings in the food bin, so what, it just rots» What can really happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, bin, our · **What happens:** put, rot, happen, peel · **To what, where:** potato peelings, food bin

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 33 «Wind, sun and other clean energy» 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/33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:t8:1
# text = «we put our potato peelings in the food bin, so what, it just rots» What can really happen?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	peelings	peeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	just	just	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	rots	rot	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	really	really	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** *in a quote* | past | we | our potato peelings |  | the food bin |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent peeling=Theme in bin=Destination |
| 2 | **rot** *in a quote* | present | bin |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **happen** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **peel** *in a quote* |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom peeling «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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It is fed into the wind turbines to make them spin faster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:t8:o1:1
# text = It is fed into the wind turbines to make them spin faster
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	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	turbines	turbine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	spin	spin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present · passive |  | It |  | the wind turbines |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | turbines *= turbine* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **spin** | infinitive | turbines *= turbine* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is packed into rockets and sent up to the Moon to rot there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:t8:o2:1
# text = It is packed into rockets and sent up to the Moon to rot there
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	packed	pack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rockets	rocket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	rot	rot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
14	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | present · passive |  | It |  | rockets |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme into rocket=Destination |
| 2 | **send up** | participle |  |  | the Moon |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to moon=Destination |
| 3 | **rot** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | there |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Bacteria can turn it into biogas that makes electricity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:t8:o3:1
# text = Bacteria can turn it into biogas that makes electricity
1	Bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	biogas	biogas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | can | Bacteria | it |  | biogas |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme into biogas=Trajectory |
| 2 | **make** | present | biogas | electricity |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset electricity=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is burned straight away in a power station with the coal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:t8:o4:1
# text = It is burned straight away in a power station with the coal
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	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	coal	coal	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 · passive |  | It |  | a power station |  | with the coal; away *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with coal=Instrument |

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