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title: ★★★ «if microwaves can't get through the door holes, how come I can… — Olympiad: machines at home and in the… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ «if microwaves can't get through the door holes, how come I can see the food?» What is the answer? Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 10 · ★★★ · Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★

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★★★ «if microwaves can't get through the door holes, how come I can see the food?» What is the answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, I, answer · **What happens:** not get, come, see, be · **To what, where:** door holes, food

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This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★» 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/42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ «if microwaves can't get through the door holes, how come I can see the food?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t10:1
# text = ★★★ «if microwaves can't get through the door holes, how come I can see the food?»
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
16	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl:relcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | can | ★ |  |  | the door holes |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme through hole=Destination |
| 2 | **come** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | can | I | the food |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t10:2
# text = What is the answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Microwaves are see-through, so light and microwaves pass together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t10:o1:1
# text = Microwaves are see-through, so light and microwaves pass together
1	Microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	see	see	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	through	through	ADV	RB	_	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	pass	pass	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | see *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | present | Microwaves |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The door glass is the only part that lets anything through

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t10:o2:1
# text = The door glass is the only part that lets anything through
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	through	through	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the door glass | the only part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | present | the only part | anything |  |  |  | through *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The holes are too small for microwaves but big enough for light

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t10:o3:1
# text = The holes are too small for microwaves but big enough for light
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	microwaves	microwave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the holes |  |  |  |  | for microwaves; small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the holes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for light; enough *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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You can't really see it; the picture is a screen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t10:o4:1
# text = You can't really see it; the picture is a screen
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can | You | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the picture | a screen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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