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# Exam question 2 · Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance of the frequency of sugar consumption?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** significance

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 352 «Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist» 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/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance of the frequency of sugar consumption?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the significance of the frequency of sugar consumption |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *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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Quantity alone is of consequence, the frequency of consumption being wholly immaterial to the teeth

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:e2:o1:1
# text = Quantity alone is of consequence, the frequency of consumption being wholly immaterial to the teeth
1	Quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
12	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	immaterial	immaterial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Quantity |  |  |  |  | of consequence and the frequency of consumption | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | Quantity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the teeth; immaterial, wholly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Sugar consumed at mealtimes causes the greatest harm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:e2:o2:1
# text = Sugar consumed at mealtimes causes the greatest harm
1	Sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mealtimes	mealtime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | participle |  | Sugar *not said here* |  | mealtimes |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cause** | present | Sugar | the greatest harm |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition harm=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Frequency is of greater consequence than quantity, each intake initiating a fresh acid attack

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:e2:o3:1
# text = Frequency is of greater consequence than quantity, each intake initiating a fresh acid attack
1	Frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	intake	intake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	initiating	initiate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	acid	acid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Frequency |  |  |  |  | of greater consequence and each intake; than quantity | tree rules |
| 2 | **initiate** | gerund | greater consequence and each intake *not said here* | a fresh acid attack |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attack=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sugar consumed in small portions is wholly harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:e2:o4:1
# text = Sugar consumed in small portions is wholly harmless
1	Sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	portions	portion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | participle |  | Sugar *not said here* |  | small portions |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Sugar |  |  |  |  | harmless, wholly *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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