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# Exam question 3 · Nails, sweat and smells: smelly feet, armpits and bad breath

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the persistence of odour subsequent to the consumption of garlic?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, consume · **To what, where:** persistence, garlic

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 356 «Nails, sweat and smells: smelly feet, armpits and bad breath» 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/356-nails-sweat-and-smells-smelly-feet-armpits-and-bad-breath/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:356-nails-sweat-and-smells-smelly-feet-armpits-and-bad-breath:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the persistence of odour subsequent to the consumption of garlic?
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	persistence	persistence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	subsequent	subsequent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	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 persistence of odour subsequent |  |  |  | of the following statements; to the consumption of garlic; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **consume** |  |  | garlic |  |  |  |  | nom consumption «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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The odour is generated by the toothpaste

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:356-nails-sweat-and-smells-smelly-feet-armpits-and-bad-breath:e3:o1:1
# text = The odour is generated by the toothpaste
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	generated	generate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toothpaste	toothpaste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **generate** | present · passive | the toothpaste | the odour |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The odour is retained solely upon the surface of the teeth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:356-nails-sweat-and-smells-smelly-feet-armpits-and-bad-breath:e3:o2:1
# text = The odour is retained solely upon the surface of the teeth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | present · passive |  | the odour |  |  |  | upon the surface of the teeth; solely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The garlic continues to grow within the stomach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:356-nails-sweat-and-smells-smelly-feet-armpits-and-bad-breath:e3:o3:1
# text = The garlic continues to grow within the stomach
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	continues	continue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | present | the garlic |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | the garlic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | within the stomach | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Substances derived from garlic pass into the blood and are exhaled by the lungs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:356-nails-sweat-and-smells-smelly-feet-armpits-and-bad-breath:e3:o4:1
# text = Substances derived from garlic pass into the blood and are exhaled by the lungs
1	Substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	derived	derive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	pass	pass	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	exhaled	exhale	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | past | Substances *not said here* |  |  | garlic |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent from garlic=Material |
| 2 | **pass** | present | Substances |  |  | the blood |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into blood=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **exhale** | present · passive | the lungs |  |  |  |  |  | vn exhale-40.1.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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