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# Test 9 · Teeth: baby teeth, grown-up teeth and wobbly teeth

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«my tooth's wobbly and I'm scared, it'll hurt loads when it comes out yeah» What is the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, tooth · **What happens:** be, hurt, come out · **To what, where:** loads, truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 of lesson 351 «Teeth: baby teeth, grown-up teeth and wobbly teeth» 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/351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth:t9:1
# text = «my tooth's wobbly and I'm scared, it'll hurt loads when it comes out yeah» What is the truth?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
14	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	24	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** *in a quote* | future | tooth | loads |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer load=Patient |
| 3 | **come out** *in a quote* | present | tooth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | the truth |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It barely hurts, because its root has already dissolved away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth:t9:o1:1
# text = It barely hurts, because its root has already dissolved away
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	already	already	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | It |  |  |  |  | barely *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dissolve away** | present · perfect | its root |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It hurts badly, because the whole nerve gets pulled out along with it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth:t9:o2:1
# text = It hurts badly, because the whole nerve gets pulled out along with it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nerve	nerve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	along	along	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | It |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pull out** | present · passive |  | the whole nerve |  |  |  | along it | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It hurts unless you leave it in for years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth:t9:o3:1
# text = It hurts unless you leave it in for years
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **leave in** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | it |  |  | year |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It hurts as much as a broken arm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth:t9:o4:1
# text = It hurts as much as a broken arm
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present | It | much |  |  |  | as a broken arm | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer much=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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