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title: «grandad's mate says slugs nibbled it so it's safe, chuck it in the… — Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in th… · tree and pragmatics
description: «grandad's mate says slugs nibbled it so it's safe, chuck it in the soup» What is the best reply? Test 2 of lesson 393 «Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in the woods: death caps, adders, ticks and hornets» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Test 2 · Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in the woods: death caps,…

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«grandad's mate says slugs nibbled it so it's safe, chuck it in the soup» What is the best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, slugs, best reply · **What happens:** say, nibble, be, chuck · **To what, where:** mate, soup · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 393 «Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in the woods: death caps, adders, ticks and hornets» 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/393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t2:1
# text = «grandad's mate says slugs nibbled it so it's safe, chuck it in the soup» What is the best reply?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	nibbled	nibble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	chuck	chuck	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
20	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	parataxis	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	24	amod	_	_
24	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | grandad's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **nibble** *in a quote* | past | slugs | mate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | mate |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **chuck** *in a quote* | infinitive | slugs *not said here* | mate |  | the soup |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme in soup=Destination |
| 5 | **is a** | present | the best reply |  |  |  |  |  | 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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Right, slugs can smell poison, so they only ever eat the mushrooms that are safe

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t2:o1:1
# text = Right, slugs can smell poison, so they only ever eat the mushrooms that are safe
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | can | slugs | poison |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer poison=Stimulus |
| 2 | **eat** | infinitive | slugs *= slug* | the mushrooms |  |  | ever |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mushroom=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | the mushrooms |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Right, slugs taste food for us

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t2:o2:1
# text = Right, slugs taste food for us
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taste	taste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | slugs | food |  |  |  | for us | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent food=Location for we=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only if two slugs nibbled it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t2:o3:1
# text = Only if two slugs nibbled it
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	nibbled	nibble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nibble** | past | two slugs | it |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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

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That is a myth; slugs eat poisonous mushrooms too, only an expert can tell

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t2:o4:1
# text = That is a myth; slugs eat poisonous mushrooms too, only an expert can tell
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	expert	expert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a myth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | slugs | poisonous mushrooms |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mushroom=Patient |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can | a expert |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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