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title: «tomato's a veg, my mum said, end of story» What is the best answer? — The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaur… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 9 · ★★ · The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conser…

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«tomato's a veg, my mum said, end of story» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** tomato, mum, best answer · **What happens:** be, say · **To what, where:** veg, end · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 300 «The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conservation and food» of the biology 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/biology/300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t9:1
# text = «tomato's a veg, my mum said, end of story» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	veg	veg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
15	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	ccomp	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | tomato | a veg |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | my mum | end of story |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent end=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the best answer | a veg |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Your mum is wrong, it is a root that grows under the soil like a carrot

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t9:o1:1
# text = Your mum is wrong, it is a root that grows under the soil like a carrot
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your mum |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a root |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** | present | a root |  |  | the soil |  | like a carrot | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under soil=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is neither, it is a mushroom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t9:o2:1
# text = It is neither, it is a mushroom
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mushroom	mushroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a mushroom |  |  |  | neither *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Cooks call it a vegetable, but botanists call it a fruit, as it holds seeds

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t9:o3:1
# text = Cooks call it a vegetable, but botanists call it a fruit, as it holds seeds
1	Cooks	cook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	botanists	botanist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
17	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | Cooks | it |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 2 | **call** | present | botanists | vegetable |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 3 | **hold** | present | vegetable | seeds |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a nut, actually

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:t9:o4:1
# text = It is a nut, actually
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a nut |  |  |  | actually *property* | tree rules |

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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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