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title: «it says sugar free on the can, so I can sip it all day, no harm» Wh… — Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 2 · ★ · Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist

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«it says sugar free on the can, so I can sip it all day, no harm» What is the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, I · **What happens:** say, sip, be · **To what, where:** sugar, truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 352 «Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist» 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/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t2:1
# text = «it says sugar free on the can, so I can sip it all day, no harm» What is the truth?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	sip	sip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	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	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | it | sugar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sip** *in a quote* | can | I | sugar |  |  | day |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only the bubbles harm teeth, not the drink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t2:o1:1
# text = Only the bubbles harm teeth, not the drink
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	harm	harm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | present | the bubbles | teeth |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tooth=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Sugar-free drinks clean the teeth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t2:o2:1
# text = Sugar-free drinks clean the teeth
1	Sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	clean	clean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | present | free drinks | the teeth |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is fine if you brush after the last sip

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t2:o3:1
# text = It is fine if you brush after the last sip
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	brush	brush	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sip	sip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **brush** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  | after the last sip |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It is still acidic, so sipping all day keeps softening enamel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t2:o4:1
# text = It is still acidic, so sipping all day keeps softening enamel
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	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	acidic	acidic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	sipping	sip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	softening	soften	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	enamel	enamel	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 | It |  |  |  | still | acidic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sip** | gerund |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **soften** | gerund |  | enamel |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent enamel=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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