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# Test 3 · ★ · The vegetable patch: peas, potatoes, tomatoes and slugs

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«it's a vegetable, you don't put tomato in a fruit salad, you muppet» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** it, you, muppet · **What happens:** be, not put, muppet · **To what, where:** vegetable, tomato, fruit salad

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 338 «The vegetable patch: peas, potatoes, tomatoes and slugs» 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/338-the-vegetable-patch-peas-potatoes-tomatoes-and-slugs/#t3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:338-the-vegetable-patch-peas-potatoes-tomatoes-and-slugs:t3:1
# text = «it's a vegetable, you don't put tomato in a fruit salad, you muppet» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	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 | it | a vegetable |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **put** *in a quote* | present · do-support | you | tomato |  | a fruit salad |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tomato=Theme in salad=Destination |
| 3 | **muppet** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | muppet |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Scientists call it a fruit because it holds seeds, though cooks treat it as a vegetable

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:338-the-vegetable-patch-peas-potatoes-tomatoes-and-slugs:t3:o1:1
# text = Scientists call it a fruit because it holds seeds, though cooks treat it as a vegetable
1	Scientists	scientist	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	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	cooks	cook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	treat	treat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | Scientists | it |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 2 | **hold** | present | fruit | seeds |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |
| 3 | **treat** | present | cooks | fruit |  |  |  | as a vegetable | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as vegetable=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is only a vegetable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:338-the-vegetable-patch-peas-potatoes-tomatoes-and-slugs:t3:o2:1
# text = It is only a vegetable
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vegetable	vegetable	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 vegetable |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a vegetable because it is eaten with salt, and fruit is always sweet

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:338-the-vegetable-patch-peas-potatoes-tomatoes-and-slugs:t3:o3:1
# text = It is a vegetable because it is eaten with salt, and fruit is always sweet
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	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	16	advmod	_	_
16	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a vegetable |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present · passive | a vegetable *not said here* | vegetable |  |  |  | with salt | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | fruit |  |  |  |  | always, sweet *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a root

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:338-the-vegetable-patch-peas-potatoes-tomatoes-and-slugs:t3:o4:1
# text = It is a root
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	root	root	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 root |  |  |  |  | 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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