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title: Aussie lifeguard: "It's hot, heaps of people swimming. Grab your tog… — Correlation is not cause: ice cream an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Aussie lifeguard: "It's hot, heaps of people swimming. Grab your togs, but the ice cream's not the danger, mate." What danger does he mean? Test 8 · ★ 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 pragmatics
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# Test 8 · ★ · Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn

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Aussie lifeguard: "It's hot, heaps of people swimming. Grab your togs, but the ice cream's not the danger, mate." What danger does he mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** lifeguard, people, you, ice cream, danger · **What happens:** be, swim, grab, not be, mean · **To what, where:** togs, danger

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Aussie lifeguard: "It's hot, heaps of people swimming.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t8:1
# text = Aussie lifeguard: "It's hot, heaps of people swimming.
1	Aussie	aussie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | lifeguard |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **swim** *in a quote* | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* Grab your togs, but the ice cream's not the danger, mate."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t8:2
# text = Grab your togs, but the ice cream's not the danger, mate."
1	Grab	grab	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	togs	tog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | imperative | you *not said here* | your togs |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tog=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | the ice cream | the danger |  |  |  | mate *vocative* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What danger does he mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t8:3
# text = What danger does he mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **mean** | present · do-support | danger |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The sun melting the ice cream

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t8:o1:1
# text = The sun melting the ice cream
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	melting	melt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | gerund | the sun | the ice cream |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient cream=Result |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Swimming in deep water; swim where lifeguards are

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t8:o2:1
# text = Swimming in deep water; swim where lifeguards are
1	Swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	ccomp	_	_
8	lifeguards	lifeguard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund |  |  |  | deep water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory |
| 2 | **swim** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | lifeguards |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Eating ice cream in hot weather, which gives you cramp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t8:o3:1
# text = Eating ice cream in hot weather, which gives you cramp
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	cramp	cramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | ice cream |  | hot weather |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present |  | cramp | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient cramp=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wearing togs in the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t8:o4:1
# text = Wearing togs in the sea
1	Wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	togs	tog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  | togs |  | the sea |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent tog=Source |

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