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title: Gran: "I'm not going in that hospital, it's full of ill folk." Grand… — Correlation is not cause: ice cream an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran: "I'm not going in that hospital, it's full of ill folk." Grandson: "Gran, that's like saying umbrellas cause rain." Why is his comparison good? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Test 3 · ★ · Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn

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Gran: "I'm not going in that hospital, it's full of ill folk." Grandson: "Gran, that's like saying umbrellas cause rain." Why is his comparison good?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, Gran, that, Grandson, comparison · **What happens:** not go, be, say, cause, compare · **To what, where:** hospital, rain · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» of the world 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/world/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran: "I'm not going in that hospital, it's full of ill folk."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t3:1
# text = Gran: "I'm not going in that hospital, it's full of ill folk."
1	Gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I |  |  | that hospital |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in hospital=Location |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Gran |  |  |  |  | of ill folk; full *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.

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*Sentence 2:* Grandson: "Gran, that's like saying umbrellas cause rain."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t3:2
# text = Grandson: "Gran, that's like saying umbrellas cause rain."
1	Grandson	grandson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	amod	_	_
10	umbrellas	umbrella	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · progressive | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cause** *in a quote* | present | Grandson | rain |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition rain=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* Why is his comparison good?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t3:3
# text = Why is his comparison good?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	comparison	comparison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandson's comparison |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **compare** |  | Grandson |  |  |  |  |  | nom comparison «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Hospitals sell umbrellas to ill people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t3:o1:1
# text = Hospitals sell umbrellas to ill people
1	Hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sell	sell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	umbrellas	umbrella	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | Hospitals | umbrellas | ill people |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme to people=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Umbrellas really do cause the rain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t3:o2:1
# text = Umbrellas really do cause the rain
1	Umbrellas	umbrella	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present · do-support | Umbrellas | the rain |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition rain=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Rain makes people go to hospital

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t3:o3:1
# text = Rain makes people go to hospital
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Rain | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  | hospital |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hospital=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Umbrellas appear because of rain, as ill people appear in hospitals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t3:o4:1
# text = Umbrellas appear because of rain, as ill people appear in hospitals
1	Umbrellas	umbrella	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	5	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | Umbrellas |  |  |  |  | because rain | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | present | ill people |  |  | hospitals |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hospital=Location |

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