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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a full bath of warm water and a small cup of boiling water. Exam question 4 of lesson 82 «Heat and temperature: how things warm and cool» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · Heat and temperature: how things warm and cool

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a full bath of warm water and a small cup of boiling water.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, boil · **To what, where:** response, full bath

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 82 «Heat and temperature: how things warm and cool» of the world course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/82-heat-and-temperature/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a full bath of warm water and a small cup of boiling water.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	amod	_	_
24	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a full bath of warm water and a small cup of boiling water |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bath=Experiencer |
| 5 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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The cup holds more heat, since its temperature is higher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:e4:o1:1
# text = The cup holds more heat, since its temperature is higher
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the cup | more heat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | cup's temperature |  |  |  |  | high *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The bath holds more heat, though its temperature is lower

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:e4:o2:1
# text = The bath holds more heat, though its temperature is lower
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the bath | more heat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | bath's temperature |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Both hold exactly the same quantity of heat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:e4:o3:1
# text = Both hold exactly the same quantity of heat
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | Both | the same quantity of heat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quantity=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Neither holds any heat whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:e4:o4:1
# text = Neither holds any heat whatsoever
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | Neither | any heat |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme |

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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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