--- title: Ascertain which part of the rhubarb plant is unsuitable for human co… — Plants deeper: poisonous and stinging… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain which part of the rhubarb plant is unsuitable for human consumption. Exam question 4 of lesson 255 «Plants deeper: poisonous and stinging plants and staying safe» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Plants deeper: poisonous and stinging…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Plants deeper: poisonous and stinging plants and staying s… Ascertain which part of the rhubarb plant is unsuitable for human consumption. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, rhubarb plant · **What happens:** ascertain, be · **To what, where:** part This is exam question 4 of lesson 255 «Plants deeper: poisonous and stinging plants and staying safe» of the biology 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/biology/255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe:e4:1 # text = Ascertain which part of the rhubarb plant is unsuitable for human consumption. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 3 det _ _ 3 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 rhubarb rhubarb NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 plant plant NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 unsuitable unsuitable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 acl _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 consumption consumption NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | which part | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Topic | | 2 | **is** | present | the rhubarb plant | which part *not said here* | | | | for human consumption; unsuitable *property* | tree rules | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The stalks, whether cooked or raw, at any season ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe:e4:o1:1 # text = The stalks, whether cooked or raw, at any season 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 stalks stalk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 cooked cook VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 raw raw ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 11 det _ _ 11 season season NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cook** | participle | | the stalks *not said here* | | | season | | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The roots, by reason of their sweetness, which attracts children ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe:e4:o2:1 # text = The roots, by reason of their sweetness, which attracts children 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 roots root NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 sweetness sweetness NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 attracts attract VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 12 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **attract** | present | roots's sweetness | children | | | | | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} No part of the plant whatsoever ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe:e4:o3:1 # text = No part of the plant whatsoever 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 plant plant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 whatsoever whatsoever ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The leaves, by reason of their high content of oxalic acid ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe:e4:o4:1 # text = The leaves, by reason of their high content of oxalic acid 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 leaves leaf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 content content NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 oxalic oxalic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 acid acid NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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