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title: «just roast these conkers off the big tree with hand-shaped leaves»… — Park trees: telling oaks, maples, ches… · tree and pragmatics
description: «just roast these conkers off the big tree with hand-shaped leaves» What is right? Test 7 of lesson 339 «Park trees: telling oaks, maples, chestnuts, birches, limes and willows apart» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 7 · Park trees: telling oaks, maples, chestnuts, birches, lime…

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«just roast these conkers off the big tree with hand-shaped leaves» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** roast, shape, be · **To what, where:** conkers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 of lesson 339 «Park trees: telling oaks, maples, chestnuts, birches, limes and willows apart» 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/339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart/#t7).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart:t7:1
# text = «just roast these conkers off the big tree with hand-shaped leaves» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	roast	roast	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	conkers	conker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
16	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roast** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | this conkers |  |  |  | off the big tree; with shaped leaves | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Fine, hand-shaped leaves always mean a sweet chestnut, and its nuts roast well

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart:t7:o1:1
# text = Fine, hand-shaped leaves always mean a sweet chestnut, and its nuts roast well
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	chestnut	chestnut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	roast	roast	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Fine shaped leaves | a sweet chestnut |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chestnut=Topic |
| 3 | **roast** | present | chestnut's nuts |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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That is a horse chestnut; only sweet chestnuts with spiral bark are roasted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart:t7:o2:1
# text = That is a horse chestnut; only sweet chestnuts with spiral bark are roasted
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	chestnut	chestnut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	chestnuts	chestnut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	spiral	spiral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a horse chestnut |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **roast** | present · passive | a horse chestnut *not said here* | sweet chestnuts with spiral bark |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Any chestnut is safe to roast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart:t7:o3:1
# text = Any chestnut is safe to roast
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	chestnut	chestnut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	roast	roast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | any chestnut |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **roast** | to-infinitive | any chestnut *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conkers taste best roasted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart:t7:o4:1
# text = Conkers taste best roasted
1	Conkers	conker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	taste	taste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	2	advmod	_	_
4	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | Conkers |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn see-30.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **roast** | participle | Conkers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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