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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the manufacture of a plastic drinks bottle? Exam question 1 of lesson 4 «Bottles, cans and recycling» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Exam question 1 · Bottles, cans and recycling

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the manufacture of a plastic drinks bottle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, manufacture · **To what, where:** manufacture, plastic drinks bottle

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 4 «Bottles, cans and recycling» 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/4-bottles-cans-and-recycling/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the manufacture of a plastic drinks bottle?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	manufacture	manufacture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	compound	_	_
15	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the manufacture of a plastic drinks bottle |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **manufacture** |  |  | a plastic drinks bottle |  |  |  |  | nom manufacture «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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The bottle is assembled from flat plastic panels united by glue

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:e1:o1:1
# text = The bottle is assembled from flat plastic panels united by glue
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	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	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	panels	panel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	united	unite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assemble** | present · passive |  | the bottle |  | flat plastic panels |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: subject=Product from panel=Material |
| 2 | **unite** | participle |  | flat plastic panels *not said here* |  |  |  | by glue | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Molten plastic is poured into a mould and permitted to set as a solid block

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:e1:o2:1
# text = Molten plastic is poured into a mould and permitted to set as a solid block
1	Molten	molten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	plastic	plastic	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	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mould	mould	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	block	block	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | present · passive |  | Molten plastic |  | a mould |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme into mould=Destination |
| 2 | **permit** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **set** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as a solid block | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The bottle is carved from a single block of plastic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:e1:o3:1
# text = The bottle is carved from a single block of plastic
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bottle	bottle	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	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	block	block	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | present · passive |  | the bottle |  | a single block of plastic |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from block=Material |

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

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A heated preform is inflated with air within a mould shaped as the bottle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:4-bottles-cans-and-recycling:e1:o4:1
# text = A heated preform is inflated with air within a mould shaped as the bottle
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	heated	heat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	preform	preform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	inflated	inflate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mould	mould	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **inflate** | present · passive |  | a heated preform |  |  |  | with air; within a mould | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with air=Instrument |
| 3 | **shape** | participle |  | a mould *not said here* |  |  |  | as the bottle | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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