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description: Ascertain the reason for which dried kidney beans must be boiled vigorously before consumption. Exam question 3 of lesson 348 «Nuts, beans, seeds and spices» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Exam question 3 · Nuts, beans, seeds and spices

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Ascertain the reason for which dried kidney beans must be boiled vigorously before consumption.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, reason · **What happens:** ascertain, dry, boil · **To what, where:** kidney beans, reason

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 348 «Nuts, beans, seeds and spices» 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/348-nuts-beans-seeds-and-spices/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:348-nuts-beans-seeds-and-spices:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which dried kidney beans must be boiled vigorously before consumption.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	dried	dry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	kidney	kidney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	boiled	boil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
12	vigorously	vigorously	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **dry** | past | the reason | kidney beans |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient bean=Result |
| 3 | **boil** | must · passive |  | the reason |  |  | before consumption | vigorously *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

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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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Boiling removes their bitter shells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:348-nuts-beans-seeds-and-spices:e3:o1:1
# text = Boiling removes their bitter shells
1	Boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	removes	remove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **remove** | present |  | their bitter shells |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They would otherwise germinate within the stomach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:348-nuts-beans-seeds-and-spices:e3:o2:1
# text = They would otherwise germinate within the stomach
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	otherwise	otherwise	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	germinate	germinate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **germinate** | would | They |  |  |  |  | within the stomach; otherwise *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

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They contain a natural substance, destroyed by proper boiling, that causes illness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:348-nuts-beans-seeds-and-spices:e3:o3:1
# text = They contain a natural substance, destroyed by proper boiling, that causes illness
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	contain	contain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	boiling	boiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
14	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | They | a natural substance |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot substance=Theme |
| 2 | **destroy** | participle |  | a natural substance *not said here* |  |  |  | by proper boiling | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cause** | present | a natural substance | illness |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition illness=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Boiling renders them red in colour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:348-nuts-beans-seeds-and-spices:e3:o4:1
# text = Boiling renders them red in colour
1	Boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	renders	render	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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