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title: A plain pale mushroom under an oak tastes fine and nobody feels ill… — Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in th… · tree and pragmatics
description: A plain pale mushroom under an oak tastes fine and nobody feels ill for hours. Why is this the worst kind? Test 3 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 pragmati
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# Test 3 · Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in the woods: death caps,…

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A plain pale mushroom under an oak tastes fine and nobody feels ill for hours. Why is this the worst kind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** plain pale mushroom, nobody, this · **What happens:** taste, feel, be

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A plain pale mushroom under an oak tastes fine and nobody feels ill for hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t3:1
# text = A plain pale mushroom under an oak tastes fine and nobody feels ill for hours.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mushroom	mushroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
12	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | a plain pale mushroom under a oak |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **feel** | present | nobody |  |  |  | hour | ill *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Why is this the worst kind?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t3:2
# text = Why is this the worst kind?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	1	nsubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	worst	bad	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this |  |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Slow poisons wash out by themselves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t3:o1:1
# text = Slow poisons wash out by themselves
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	poisons	poison	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wash	wash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash out** | present | Slow poisons |  |  |  |  | by poisons *= poison* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Mild-tasting mushrooms are always safe, so nothing bad can be happening at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t3:o2:1
# text = Mild-tasting mushrooms are always safe, so nothing bad can be happening at all
1	Mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	tasting	tasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux	_	_
14	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mild tasting mushrooms |  |  |  |  | always, safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | can · progressive | nothing |  |  | all |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at all=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A late illness is always a weak one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t3:o3:1
# text = A late illness is always a weak one
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a late illness | a weak one |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |

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

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By the time illness starts, the poison has already harmed the liver

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:t3:o4:1
# text = By the time illness starts, the poison has already harmed the liver
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	already	already	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	harmed	harm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	liver	liver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by the time illness | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **harm** | present · perfect | the poison | the liver |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus liver=Experiencer |

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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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