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title: "bot told me to skip breakfast to lose weight, i'm 10" What is the r… — Bots are not doctors, helplines are pe… · tree and pragmatics
description: "bot told me to skip breakfast to lose weight, i'm 10" What is the right reply? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 15 «Bots are not doctors, helplines are people» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Bots are not doctors, helplines are people

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"bot told me to skip breakfast to lose weight, i'm 10" What is the right reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bot · **What happens:** tell, skip, lose, be · **To what, where:** bot, breakfast, weight, 10, right reply · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 15 «Bots are not doctors, helplines are people» of the AI 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/ai/15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people:t1:1
# text = "bot told me to skip breakfast to lose weight, i'm 10" What is the right reply?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bot	bot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	skip	skip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | bot |  | bot |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **skip** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | bot *not said here* | breakfast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | bot *not said here* | weight |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Eventuality |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | bot | 10 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  | the right reply |  |  |  |  | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Kids don't diet unless a doctor says; talk to a grown-up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people:t1:o1:1
# text = Kids don't diet unless a doctor says; talk to a grown-up
1	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	grown	grown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | Kids | diet |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diet=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive | Kids *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a grown up | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to up=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Skip lunch too to be quicker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people:t1:o2:1
# text = Skip lunch too to be quicker
1	Skip	skip	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	quicker	quick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skip** | imperative | you *not said here* | lunch |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lunch=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Do it, because the bot knows best about food and it's only breakfast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people:t1:o3:1
# text = Do it, because the bot knows best about food and it's only breakfast
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bot	bot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **know** | present | the bot |  |  |  |  | about food; well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about food=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** | present | bot | breakfast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ask a second bot first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people:t1:o4:1
# text = Ask a second bot first
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bot	bot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | a second bot |  |  |  | first *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bot=Recipient |

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