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title: Kai: "Fake coin's heavier. 9 coins, so I'll weigh one by one. 8 goes… — Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Kai: "Fake coin's heavier. 9 coins, so I'll weigh one by one. 8 goes, innit." What is the smart way? Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 194 «Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice 
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# Test 10 · ★★★ · Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★

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Kai: "Fake coin's heavier. 9 coins, so I'll weigh one by one. 8 goes, innit." What is the smart way?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, 8, smart way · **What happens:** weigh, go, be · **To what, where:** one, innit

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This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 194 «Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★» 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/194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai: "Fake coin's heavier.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:1
# text = Kai: "Fake coin's heavier.
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* 9 coins, so I'll weigh one by one.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:2
# text = 9 coins, so I'll weigh one by one.
1	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	weigh	weigh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | future | I | one |  |  |  | by one | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme one=Value |

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*Sentence 3:* 8 goes, innit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:3
# text = 8 goes, innit."
1	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | 8 | innit |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 4:* What is the smart way?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:4
# text = What is the smart way?
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	5	det	_	_
4	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 smart way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Weigh all 9 at once: 1 weighing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:o1:1
# text = Weigh all 9 at once: 1 weighing
1	Weigh	weigh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	weighing	weighing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | imperative | you *not said here* | all 9 |  |  |  | 1 weighing *obl* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent 9=Theme at once=Value |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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4 against 4, then 2 against 2: 3 weighings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:o2:1
# text = 4 against 4, then 2 against 2: 3 weighings
1	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	against	against	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	weighings	weighing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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3 against 3, then 1 against 1: 2 weighings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:o3:1
# text = 3 against 3, then 1 against 1: 2 weighings
1	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	against	against	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	weighings	weighing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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One against one each time: 8 weighings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t10:o4:1
# text = One against one each time: 8 weighings
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	against	against	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	weighings	weighing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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