---
title: A boy chews a disclosing tablet and his back teeth go bright pink. W… — Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing… · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy chews a disclosing tablet and his back teeth go bright pink. What does that tell him? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 352 «Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/t3/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/) / t3

# Test 3 · ★ · Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A boy chews a disclosing tablet and his back teeth go bright pink. What does that tell him?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, back teeth, that · **What happens:** chew, disclose, go, tell · **To what, where:** disclosing tablet, boy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A boy chews a disclosing tablet and his back teeth go bright pink.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t3:1
# text = A boy chews a disclosing tablet and his back teeth go bright pink.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chews	chew	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	disclosing	disclose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | present | a boy | a disclosing tablet |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tablet=Patient |
| 2 | **disclose** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **go** | present | boy's back teeth |  |  |  |  | pink *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* What does that tell him?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t3:2
# text = What does that tell him?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | that |  | boy |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He has been missing the back teeth when brushing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t3:o1:1
# text = He has been missing the back teeth when brushing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux	_	_
4	missing	miss	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	brushing	brush	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | present · perfect · progressive | He | the back teeth |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tooth=Stimulus |
| 2 | **brush** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His back teeth are stronger than the front

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t3:o2:1
# text = His back teeth are stronger than the front
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | His back teeth |  |  |  |  | than the front; strong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His back teeth are rotten right through and must come out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t3:o3:1
# text = His back teeth are rotten right through and must come out
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	through	through	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | His back teeth |  |  |  |  | rotten, through *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come out** | must | His back teeth *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tablet only works on back teeth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t3:o4:1
# text = The tablet only works on back teeth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the tablet |  |  |  |  | on back teeth | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on tooth=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing…, test 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/t2/)
- next →: [Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing…, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/t4/)
- ↑ back to [Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/)