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title: «ugh, potato's gone green on one side, whatever, I'll just boil it»… — Poisonous plants to stay away from: be… · tree and pragmatics
description: «ugh, potato's gone green on one side, whatever, I'll just boil it» What is the best advice? Test 4 of lesson 392 «Poisonous plants to stay away from: berries, foxglove, yew and nightshade» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 4 · Poisonous plants to stay away from: berries, foxglove, yew…

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«ugh, potato's gone green on one side, whatever, I'll just boil it» What is the best advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** potato, I, gone green · **What happens:** be, boil · **To what, where:** one side, potato, best advice

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This is test 4 of lesson 392 «Poisonous plants to stay away from: berries, foxglove, yew and nightshade» 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/392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade:t4:1
# text = «ugh, potato's gone green on one side, whatever, I'll just boil it» What is the best advice?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ugh	ugh	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	nsubj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	just	just	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	boil	boil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	24	amod	_	_
24	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | potato |  |  | one side |  | green *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **boil** *in a quote* | future | I | potato |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | gone green | the best advice |  |  |  |  | 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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Boiling turns green potatoes into sweet ones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade:t4:o1:1
# text = Boiling turns green potatoes into sweet ones
1	Boiling	boiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Boiling | green potatoes |  |  |  | into sweet ones | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent potato=Theme into one=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Green potatoes are the healthiest kind, so eat it all, skin and all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade:t4:o2:1
# text = Green potatoes are the healthiest kind, so eat it all, skin and all
1	Green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	healthiest	healthy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Green potatoes | the healthiest kind and skin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Green means it is ripe and ready to eat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade:t4:o3:1
# text = Green means it is ripe and ready to eat
1	Green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Green |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Green |  |  |  |  | ripe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Green *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **eat** | to-infinitive | Green *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Cut the green parts away or throw it out, green parts carry more poison

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade:t4:o4:1
# text = Cut the green parts away or throw it out, green parts carry more poison
1	Cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | imperative | you *not said here* | the green parts |  |  |  | away *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset part=Product |
| 2 | **throw out** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **carry** | present | green parts | more poison |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poison=Theme |

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