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title: ★★★ «yeast is just a powder that makes bread puff, like baking soda… — Olympiad: machines at home and in the… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★

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★★★ «yeast is just a powder that makes bread puff, like baking soda innit» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, powder · **What happens:** be, make · **To what, where:** powder, bread puff · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t8:1
# text = ★★★ «yeast is just a powder that makes bread puff, like baking soda innit» What is right?
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	``	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	powder	powder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	puff	puff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	soda	soda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | ★ | a powder |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present | a powder | bread puff |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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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Yes, it fizzes like a sweet when water touches it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t8:o1:1
# text = Yes, it fizzes like a sweet when water touches it
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fizzes	fizz	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sweet	sweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	touches	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fizz** | present | it |  |  |  |  | like a sweet | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **touch** | present | water | sweet |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, yeast is the flour that has been ground extra fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t8:o2:1
# text = No, yeast is the flour that has been ground extra fine
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	extra	extra	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | yeast | the flour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present · perfect | that | ground |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, yeast is a tiny living fungus whose gas makes the bubbles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t8:o3:1
# text = No, yeast is a tiny living fungus whose gas makes the bubbles
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	fungus	fungus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | yeast | a tiny living fungus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | gas | the bubbles |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bubble=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, yeast is a kind of salt with no life in it at all

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:42-olympiad-machines-at-home-and-in-the-factory:t8:o4:1
# text = Yes, yeast is a kind of salt with no life in it at all
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | yeast | a kind |  | all |  | of salt; with no life in life | 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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