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title: Ava says a flat sheet of paper is just as stiff as a rolled one. true? — Building strong things: bridges, tower… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava says a flat sheet of paper is just as stiff as a rolled one. true? Test 12 · ★★ of lesson 86 «Building strong things: bridges, towers and shapes» 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 was right.
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# Test 12 · ★★ · Building strong things: bridges, towers and shapes

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ava says a flat sheet of paper is just as stiff as a rolled one. true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ava, flat sheet · **What happens:** say, be, roll · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 86 «Building strong things: bridges, towers and shapes» 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/86-building-strong-things/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:86-building-strong-things:t12:1
# text = Ava says a flat sheet of paper is just as stiff as a rolled one. true?
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
17	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ava |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a flat sheet of paper |  |  |  |  | as a rolled one; stiff *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **roll** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, paper is just as stiff however you shape or fold it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:86-building-strong-things:t12:o1:1
# text = Yes, paper is just as stiff however you shape or fold it
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	however	however	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	shape	shape	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	fold	fold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | paper |  |  |  |  | stiff *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | present | you |  |  |  |  | however *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fold** | present | you *not said here* | paper |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, a flat sheet is stiffer than a rolled one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:86-building-strong-things:t12:o2:1
# text = No, a flat sheet is stiffer than a rolled one
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	stiffer	stiff	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a flat sheet |  |  |  |  | than a rolled one; stiff *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **roll** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, but only thick paper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:86-building-strong-things:t12:o3:1
# text = Yes, but only thick paper
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, rolling or folding paper makes it much stiffer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:86-building-strong-things:t12:o4:1
# text = No, rolling or folding paper makes it much stiffer
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	folding	fold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	much	much	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	stiffer	stiff	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fold** | gerund |  | paper |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paper=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | present | rolling | paper |  |  |  | stiff *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

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