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title: «tooth doesn't hurt so there's no hole, don't need the dentist» What… — Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 6 · ★ · Teeth: enamel, sugar, holes, brushing and the dentist

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«tooth doesn't hurt so there's no hole, don't need the dentist» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** tooth, hole · **What happens:** not hurt, be, not need · **To what, where:** dentist

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t6:1
# text = «tooth doesn't hurt so there's no hole, don't need the dentist» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
18	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hurt** *in a quote* | present · do-support | tooth |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* | present | no hole |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **need** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | tooth *not said here* | the dentist |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot dentist=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Holes start small and painless, so checkups catch them early

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t6:o1:1
# text = Holes start small and painless, so checkups catch them early
1	Holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	painless	painless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	checkups	checkup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | Holes |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **catch** | present | checkups | Holes *= hole* |  |  |  | early *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Holes always hurt from the first day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t6:o2:1
# text = Holes always hurt from the first day
1	Holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | past | Holes |  |  |  | day | always *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No pain always means there is no hole, so there is no need to go

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t6:o3:1
# text = No pain always means there is no hole, so there is no need to go
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	_
6	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	12	expl	_	_
12	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | no pain |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **be** | present | no hole |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **be** | present | no need |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **go** | to-infinitive | no need *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Dentists only look at teeth that hurt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist:t6:o4:1
# text = Dentists only look at teeth that hurt
1	Dentists	dentist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Dentists |  |  |  |  | at teeth | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at tooth=Theme |
| 2 | **hurt** | present | teeth |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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